Clare Overmann

Clare Overmann is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), the premier professional association for international education leadership. In this role, she oversees the strategic direction and growth of the 700+ member organization. Prior to AIEA, Clare served as a senior leader at the Institute of International Education (IIE), leading the organization’s strategic engagement, member associations, major U.S. government-funded programs, and corporate external affairs. An expert on academic partnerships, Clare led the growth and transformation of IIE’s Center for International Partnerships and founded the National Academy for International Education. She is the editor of Global Perspectives on Strategic International Partnerships: A Guide to Building Sustainable Academic Linkages (2016) and has written multiple articles and papers on topics that include academic partnerships, rebuilding higher education, women’s leadership, and study abroad. Clare studied abroad in South Korea and Chile, and started her career in the petrochemical industry in The Netherlands. Clare holds a BA from Georgetown University in Spanish Language and Culture and an MA from New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She sits on the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board at NYU Steinhardt and serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for Voices for Children Montgomery.