Caryn Seidman-Becker: Rebuilding CLEAR
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Published
- July 8, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 27m
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- Last updated
- Apr 17, 2026
Discusses business, investing, technology.
Summary
My guest today is Caryn Seidman-Becker. Caryn is the Chairman and CEO of Clear. She bought the company out of bankruptcy for $6 million in 2010 and built it into the identity platform millions use in airports and stadiums today. Her Wall Street background investing in Apple, Amazon, and Priceline taught her to recognize when products become platforms, whi…
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My guest today is Caryn Seidman-Becker. Caryn is the Chairman and CEO of Clear. She bought the company out of bankruptcy for $6 million in 2010 and built it into the identity platform millions use in airports and stadiums today. Her Wall Street background investing in Apple, Amazon, and Priceline taught her to recognize when products become platforms, which shaped her vision for Clear as the "definitive secure identity platform" far beyond travel. Caryn shares the gritty early days of literally
Themes
- business
- investing
- technology