Clara Shih

First-time entrepreneur

Hearsay Social

I want to change the world.

Clara is a pioneer in the social media industry, as an engineer, celebrated author, and thought leader. She developed the first business application for Facebook called Faceforce, kicking off the idea of Social CRM, and subsequently authored the New York Times-featured bestselling book, The Facebook Era, now used as a marketing textbook at Harvard Business School. She was named one of FORTUNE’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs of 2011, one of Fast Company’s Most Influential People in Technology, and one of Businessweek’s Top Young Entrepreneurs of 2011. She is a frequently invited keynote speaker at global conferences, touted as an expert in the social media field. She brings experience from previous technology, product, and marketing positions at Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com. Clara earned a BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University as well as a MS from Oxford University.