ULI San Francisco is excited to welcome Claire Lowe as our new Public Sector & Community Engagement Senior Associate. In this role, Claire leads key initiatives that deepen ULI SF’s impact across the Bay Area, including the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), Public-Private Partnership (P3) Local Product Councils, Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs), and UrbanPlan programming for both students and communities.

Claire brings a strong background in public policy, community engagement, and urban planning. Before joining ULI, she spent four years at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., where she worked in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and the Bureau of Public Affairs and Diplomacy. Her work focused on international engagement, crisis response, and strategic communications.

Claire holds a Master’s in Urban and Public Affairs from the University of San Francisco, where she focused on transportation and housing equity. She also interned with the San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s Policy and Programming team. Originally from Michigan, Claire earned her B.A. in Public and International Relations from Grand Valley State University.

Claire is passionate about be a part of and building inclusive, people-centered cities that reflect the needs and aspirations of diverse communities.