Claude Silver is VaynerX’s (and the world’s) inaugural Chief Heart Officer, Second in command to entrepreneurial and social media influencer, Gary Vaynerchuk. She understands that the key to unlocking greatness in people requires letting go of traditional leadership and HR methods and leaning into human-to-human connection. She sees it as her job to infuse empathy into every aspect of the organization. As a global speaker, podcaster, industry trendsetter, and LinkedIn influencer, she’s now inspiring other leaders across the globe to do the same. With Claude as Chief Heart Officer, Vayner has grown from 400 people to a global team of 2000 with offices in nine countries, and she helped lead VaynerMedia, its foundational company, to be named the Breakthrough Media Agency of 2022 by AdWeek. She has proven that empathy plays a role in fueling growth and she does everything she can to make every human feel safe, seen, valued, and challenged, and to ensure every leader takes a hard look at how they are showing up and the environment they are creating.
