Claire Smith is a vegan entrepreneur and impact investor based in Geneva, Switzerland. She has created Beyond Investing for vegans and environmentalists, with programs in both public equity markets (the US Vegan Climate Index) and venture capital, directly founding and investing in vegan, plant-based and cruelty-free businesses. She is a co-founder of Beyond Animal, an online platform to accelerate the growth of a thriving vegan economy, and the founder of Beyond Cruelty Foundation, formed to campaign for zero animal exploitation and to fund safe havens for animals.