Claire Quigley
Claire Quigley
Founder | The Tech Whisperer
About
Innovation, Strategy and Change Specialist | Consultant & Founder | Board Director | Workplace Diversity Advocate | Regional Development Advocate | Speaker | Facilitator
Claire Quigley is your innovation partner with a passion for driving sustainable change. She founded Launchpad9 out of a commitment to real progress and a drive to challenge the status quo. With Claire, you are guaranteed that she won’t take a ‘cookie cutter’ approach to your work.
As a well-regarded innovation consultant and coach, Claire's approach to strategy development and execution is holistic, helping leaders and their organisations leverage networks, balance customer and business value, and embrace new technologies like GenAI.
Hailing from Kilkenny, Ireland, Claire has over twenty years of experience in innovation strategy development, from high tech startups to economic bodies to large corporates, enhancing their strategic and operational outcomes.
In prior roles, Claire worked with cutting edge high-tech start-ups and European research commercialisation centre in Ireland, including an acquisition journey with Red Hat.
Her other hats include, and Board Member of Hunter iF - a for-purpose organisation that strives to connect innovation with opportunity for regional development.
Claire is a proud judge for the Annual National #tech diversity awards which celebrates organisations that champion DE+I in creating a thriving technology workforce.
At the heart of Claire’s work is a deep commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion as cornerstones for regional development and innovation. Her approach views DEI as more than policies, but as essential strategies that fuel growth, creativity, and social advancement.
Championing these values, Claire seeks to transform communities, elevate marginalised voices, and pave the way for a more equitable and positive future for all.
Claire finds balance and inspiration living with her eclectic family of humans, horses, and dogs.