Clarence Clayton

Clarence Clayton is Senior Manager of the Global Privacy Team at Red Hat. He has been with the company since 2013 and leads a team responsible for the management, implementation and growth of Red Hat’s Global Privacy Program and helping ensure the company complies with global data privacy laws. He is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) and Project Management Professional (PMP). With over twenty years of experience in Business Systems Analysis and Program Management, he has a demonstrated track record of success across various industries including Technology Services, Consulting and Government.

Clarence thrives on challenges and always strives to bring a positive and infectious energy to any endeavor. He is a founding member and former Chair of B.U.I.L.D., a Red Hat Diversity, Equity and Inclusion community. He led the Program Management Office supporting Red Hat’s acquisition by IBM and was a 2019 winner of the General H. Hugh Shelton Chairman’s Award, one of Red Hat’s highest honors. In his spare time, Clarence is a news, politics and pop culture junkie, passionate about genealogy, and an avid college basketball and tennis fan.