Clara Avery

Clara Avery is currently the Head of Data & Insight at the BBC, a position they have held since 2025. Previously, Clara served in various leadership roles at Macmillan Cancer Support from 2005 to 2008, including Head of Direct Marketing & Sales and Head of Research & Insight. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Senior Account Director at The Children's Society from 1999 to 2003, and as a Donor Relations Officer at RADAR from 1997 to 1999. Clara earned a BA Hons in Communications & Sociology from Goldsmiths, University of London, graduating in 1995.