Claire Cormier Thielke

Claire Cormier Thielke currently serves as managing director, Hines Asia Pacific, and is responsible for acquisitions, development, and new business generation in Hong Kong, Greater China, and the Asia Pacific Region. Prior to this Claire served as chief operating officer of investment management for Hines. Thielke has served as a board director for Memorial City Bank, Board Chair of Legacy Community Health – one of the U.S.’ largest federally qualified health clinic systems, and as a board director or advisory member for numerous other institutions. She is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Aspen Institute Society of Fellows. Thielke earned her undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Design from Stanford University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 2.5 years as captain of the track and field team and Stanford Black Community Services Center (BCSC) Valedictorian. After completing her Masters in Construction Management from Stanford’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as the program’s youngest graduate, Thielke continued on to earn her Degree of Engineer from Stanford’s Civil Engineering Ph.D Department.