Born and raised in the foothills of North Carolina, Clayton is pursuing the Global Conflict & Cooperation concentration as a member of the MPP ‘24 cohort. During his time as an undergraduate at UNC, he earned his B.A. in Public Policy and Peace, War & Defense with a concentration in International Security & Intelligence while minoring in Spanish for the Business Professions. His policy interests lie in the environmental and foreign sectors with hopes to further examine climate change as a national security threat. In his free time, you can find him on the volleyball court or playing the tuba!