Caryn Seidman Becker
CEO & Chair, CLEAR
Caryn Seidman Becker is the co-founder and CEO of CLEAR, the identity company obsessed with the customer experience. In 2010, she and her co-founder, Ken Cornick, acquired the company out of bankruptcy and have grown it into a global company with locations in over 52 airports, hundreds of partners and over 16 million members.
From day one as CEO, Seidman-Becker has pursued her vision of using identity to create a more frictionless world, with an obsession to deliver amazing customer experience. Today, CLEAR is a trusted brand using their platform across industries from travel to sports to health care. With over 2,800 employees across the United States, Israel and South America, CLEAR is shaping the future of how we work, live and travel.
Seidman Becker is Chair of CLEAR's Board of Directors and is a Board Member of The Home Depot. She is an active member of the community and sits on the Board of Trustees for the Partnership for New York City and is a Board Member of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and The School for Ethics and Global Leadership.
Born and raised in Maryland and a graduate of The University of Michigan, Seidman-Becker lives in New York City with her husband Marc, their three children and two dogs.