About Clayton
I have over 25 years of leadership experience and have served clients from over 15 countries at executive and C-suite levels.
I have had direct responsibility for multi-million-dollar profit centers and have a strong understanding and appreciation of business pressures executives face.
Originally from Athens, Georgia, I am based in the New York City area.
My Experience Includes
Corporate Work in Financial Media
At Euromoney Institutional Investor, I managed memberships for executives in fixed income, equity trading and financial technology.
C-Suite Roundtables
While at The Conference Board, my colleagues and I created C-Suite roundtables on corporate governance, M&A, as well as public-private partnerships for CEOs and other leaders from the non-profit and government sectors
Executive Education
In the executive education divisions of Columbia Business School and UCLA, I have had complete oversight of corporate learning programs in leadership and strategy for firms from around the world and across multiple industries.
Training and Certifications
Columbia University Coaching Program
Certified executive and organizational coach
International Coaching Federation
Associate Certified Coach
Hogan Assessments
Personality inventory suite
Korn Ferry
Leadership Architect suite
Neethling Brain Instrument
Thinking preferences assessment
Education
Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs
Master of Public Administration
Florida State University
Master of Library and Information Science
University of Georgia
B.A., Art History
Volunteer Activity
United Nations Global Compact
Provided advisory services for the PRME Initiative
Columbia University School of Public Health
Served as committee member for the school’s “Age Smart Employer Awards”
SlowTalk
Served as advisor for this startup app focused on employee engagement.