Clay has served as the founder and Managing Director of NCV since 2006. Previously, he held leadership roles at Sycamore Partners, LLC, Bruning Paint Company, Laurel Industries, Inc., Cleveland Twist Drill Co., and XMR Laser Systems. He was also a Senior Associate with McKinsey & Co. and a Commercial Lending Officer with First National Bank of Boston. Clay holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.