Claire Elizabeth Williams

Senior Manager Corporate Citizenship at Imagine Canada | Co-founder & former CEO at Foundations for Social Change | Co-founder of Wiser Together | Canada

Inspired to be a positive force for change, Claire is a proven social impact entrepreneur and values-driven leader. Her diverse experience facilitates the cross pollination of ideas and ways of knowing to deliver creative solutions that amplify impact. In 2016 she co-founded Foundations for Social Change (FSC), a charitable organization whose mission is to advance social change through evidence-based research and innovation. As the CEO, she was the driving force behind the New Leaf Project, North America’s first direct-giving pilot with people experiencing homelessness. Now with Imagine Canada, Claire is leading the renewal of the Caring Companies program to inspire Canada's biggest companies to embrace deeper partnerships with the charitable sector to deliver on their social impact and engage with community in meaningful, measurable ways. In 2021 she was named one of the Top 25 Women of Influence™, an award that recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments of Canada’s diverse women role models. In 2020, Claire was placed on the 21 Founders to Watch list prepared by “The Future of Good” – Canada’s leading digital publication covering the world of social impact.