Claudia Schmied (May 10, 1959) is an Austrian politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria.

From 1997 to 1999, she was a policy advisor to the German Minister of Finance Rudolf Edlinger.

From 2000 to 2004, she was head of the finance department at Investkredit Bank AG.

[1] She also was a lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

[1] At the end of September 2013, she announced her decision to leave politics.