Claire Theaker-Brown

Claire’s work bridges industry, policy, and academia in pursuit of a scalable, inclusive Canadian circular textile economy. In her consulting practice, Theaker Co., she equips teams with internal and external circular textiles education, practice, and programming. Claire is also researching the viability of industry-scale textile repair practices, and maintains an advisory role at her B Corp-Certified brand, Unbelts.

Known for finding common ground among diverse stakeholders and for her multi-dimensional approaches to solving “wicked problems,” Claire is an Edify Top 40 Under 40 alumna, TEDxShanghai presenter, and Edmonton Community Impact Award recipient. She lives in Edmonton with her spectacular kiddos, Penelope and Theodore.