Claire Allen
IT Security Lead
Department: Internal Operations
Education: Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity engineering from George Mason University Honors College
Claire joined the Modern Wealth team in August 2026 to help develop a security program designed with the goal of bringing clients peace of mind. She started her career as a security analyst at an RIA in 2022 before graduating to the firm’s engineering team. Claire then became an architect before arriving at Modern.
Claire’s friends and family are the most important things in her life. Born and raised in Shawnee, Kansas, Claire has one sister and a niece. She graduated from a military high school in Lexington, Missouri, and then from George Mason University before returning to the Kansas City area.
Claire has a lot of hobbies. She is a severe weather enthusiast and storm chaser, enjoys building scripts and programs in Python, plays billiards regularly, takes fencing classes, and has forged her own knife. Claire is also passionate about strength and endurance training and enjoys setting measurable goals, tracking progress, and continuously improving through discipline, which is an approach that translates well to security.