Ciara Byrne is the Vice President of New Business Innovation at Condé Nast. She is responsible for launching international businesses for Condé Nast brands, such as Vogue and GQ, around the world, creating new propositions such as Vogue Business and Vogue Club. Using a design thinking lead framework her team develops businesses from conception through to implementation across direct to consumer and B2B models. Ciara and her team develop the Condé Nast global strategy for emerging trends and technologies from blockchain technology to AI.

Ciara sits on the board of British Fashion Council as a Non Executive Director responsible for digital innovation and also on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council.

Before joining Condé Nast, Ciara spent five years at Google in Dublin and London.

Ciara earned an International Bachelor of Arts Degree at University College Dublin in English and Philosophy and secured the position to study Philosophy at the Sorbonne IV Paris. She attended UCD Michael Smurfit Business School where she completed a Masters in Management. Ciara also completed a Degree in Piano Performance at the London College of Music.