Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman is engaged to former pro soccer star and coach Kati Jo Spisak.

The lovebirds met in 2021 while Shipman, 62, was promoting her book, “The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance — What Women Should Know,” and did a speaking event for the soccer team the Washington Spirit, NewsNation’s Paula Froelich reported. Spisak, 41, was working for the team’s front office.

Shipman, 62, was previously married to Jay Carney , the White House press secretary under President Barack Obama and now the global head of policy and communications at Airbnb. The couple share two children.

Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman is engaged to former soccer star Kati Jo Spisak. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Carney, 60, is believed t

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