Claire Hough, the new VP of Engineering at Apollo, joins with over 20 years of experience in building impactful and inclusive engineering teams. She aims to lead Apollo's engineering efforts and create a great work environment where everyone can do their best work while contributing to the organization's mission and vision. Claire emphasizes the importance of psychological safety, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace, believing that these elements are essential for engineers to do their best work. She also highlights the significance of access to direct feedback from customers and the GraphQL community, as well as thoughtful, purposeful, and prompt actions when it comes to development, in driving success for developers at Apollo.