Claire Umeda

Claire Umeda

Vice President of Marketing & Communications at HOPPR®

A data-driven marketing leader with over 20 years of experience scaling early to mid-stage startups. Claire brings a unique blend of full-stack marketing expertise, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a genuine love for technology. She brings her background of executive marketing leadership to HOPPR, executing brand, product marketing, and communications campaigns that drive tangible results.

Prior to HOPPR, Claire led marketing strategy and execution in two successful exits, Okera (acquired by Databricks) and API.AI (acquired by Google). She led marketing at 4iQ where she authored the industry’s first annual Identity Breach Report based on breaches and leaks discovered, validated, normalized, and curated by the firm, putting the company on the map for identity intelligence.  Claire led the rebrand of Aerospike (formerly Citrusleaf) and built the marketing function and team from the ground up. A full-stack marketing leader and effective player-coach, able to scale marketing, filling in the gaps as needed. Throughout her career, Claire has and continues to lead with collaboration, creativity, authenticity, and transparency.