[4][5][6] Clark earned her undergraduate and Masters of Business Administration degrees from Georgetown University.

[7] From 2007 to 2010, Clark was president of the National Journal Group, an arm of the Atlantic Media Company.

[12] Clark serves as a board member of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. and the So Others Might Eat foundation.

[14] Clark's career with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce began in 1997, when she took a position as a top aide to CEO Tom J. Donohue.

Between 1997 and 2007, Clark held multiple senior positions within the organization, ultimately serving as chief operating officer.