Clay currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Masonry Capital Management. Due to his proven track record of leadership and operational excellence, Clay was promoted to COO and CCO in January 2024. Clay plays a pivotal role in driving the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of Masonry.
Clay joined Masonry in 2022 as Managing Director after serving five years as Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager at Charlottesville-based Chase Investment Counsel. At Chase, Clay was an integral member of the investment team and assisted in idea generation and trading across the firm’s actively managed investment strategies. He also led the Mid Cap Growth investment strategy for over two years and managed all fixed income investments for clients in balanced accounts. Prior to joining Chase in 2016, he spent six years as a senior analyst with healthcare financial consulting firm CDR Associates, and two years as a staff accountant with Grossman Yanak & Ford, a public accounting firm based in Pittsburgh, PA.
Clay earned his B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from Geneva College, located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and has passed Level 1 of the CFA exam.