Claire Goodson joined Vanderbilt Athletics as business development manager with Learfield in 2022.

She came to Vandy after a stint as recruiting manager with SHR Talent in Nashville, while she also gained experience in the area having held sales positions with both Lumenis and Keyence Corporation of America.

Goodson graduated from Samford with a degree in health sciences in 2015, earning a master’s of business administration degree from the school in 2017. She competed collegiately in the pole vault first at Charleston—where she earned Southern Conference All-Freshman honors both indoors and outdoors—before winning a SoCon title and advancing to the NCAA East Regional as a Bulldog. While a student, Goodson also completed a marketing internship at UAB.