Clara Ma is a versatile executive recruiter with a passion for media studies and political science. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in Media Studies and Political Science. She began her career as an intern at various companies, including Allegiant Partners Inc, Synopsys, Ivy Worldwide, and SF Opera Guild. Clara is also a former campus ambassador at UC Berkeley, where she gained experience communicating with students and promoting events. She has worked as a manager of people operations, creative solutions director, and venture hacker at FILD, BollyX, and AngelList, respectively. Currently, Clara serves as the Chief of Staff at Hugging Face, where she works closely with executive management and provides support to various departments.