Claire Wittwer Smith

National Finalist in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Australia

Executive Director and Founder, My Plan Manager

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Claire Wittwer-Smith founded My Plan Manager at her kitchen table in 2014 after working at the National Disability Insurance Agency. With her vision for a fair and inclusive Australia and a burning desire to grow equality, choice and control for people with disability, Claire has grown the business to Australia's largest, and leading, NDIS plan management provider, serving over 50,000 participants.

Since founding My Plan Manager, Claire has also founded Kinora - a safe and supportive online community for those living with disability.

Claire has worked in the area of special education, disability policy and planning in State Government, a tutor in Disability Studies at Flinders University and a special education teacher. She has a Master's Degree in Special Education and Teaching and a Bachelor's Degree and Graduate Diploma in Education.

Claire is currently an executive director of the MPM group, a board member of Disability Intermediaries Australia, and a mother of four.