Mr. Clayton’s breadth of legal and regulatory experience, as well as his deep knowledge and understanding of domestic and international financial markets, make him an asset to our Board.
Mr. Clayton has been Senior Policy Advisor and Of Counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP since 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Clayton served as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2017 to 2020. During that time, in addition to chairing the SEC, he was a member of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Financial Stability Board. Mr. Clayton also participated on the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Clayton was a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he was a member of the firm’s management committee and co-head of the firm’s corporate practice and cybersecurity group (2001-2017). From 2009 to 2017, Mr. Clayton was a Lecturer in Law and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and, since 2021, has been an Adjunct Professor at both the Wharton School and the Carey Law School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Clayton is currently the independent chair, chair of the executive committee and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Apollo Global Management. He is also a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee. Mr. Clayton received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania, his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania.