Clay Bryan

Clay Bryan grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He joined the Air Force in 2005, spent 7+ year’s in Washington D.C. working for the Intelligence Community in varies capacities. In 2013 he moved to San Angelo, TX where he was first introduced to Higher Education Administration. Clay is a proud husband and father of one-he met his wife Kate in 2014, married in 2015 and promptly left the Air Force. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M University – Commerce, after receiving 3 Associates degree in Applied Science, Technology & Military Science, Applied Science, Intelligence Studies & Technology and Science, Psychology. In 2017, he had the opportunity to attend the Bush School’s event with Ambassador John Negroponte, former Director of National Intelligence, after this he joined the Bush School. He had what he says is, “the opposite Bush School” experience; not pursing public service because of the Bush School, rather pursed the Bush School because of public service. Side bar: Clay has no relation to William Joel Bryan; Bryan, Tx’s namesake- he’s checked.