Clay Ellis

Most recently, Clay Ellis served as the VP of Strategy and Business Development for Trilliant Food and Nutrition, working closely with the CEO to identify and evaluate acquisition and partnership opportunities to accelerate the company’s growth plans.

Prior to Trilliant, Clay spent over eight years in various corporate leadership roles with Daymon Worldwide, Inc., a retail branding, consumer experience marketing, sourcing, and advisory services company. Clay led multiple teams and a wide range of strategic initiatives that have had a positive impact on multiple business areas, increasing revenue, improving efficiencies, and driving overall performance.

Prior to joining Daymon, Clay worked in management consulting for both Andersen and KPMG, consulting within their retail and CPG practices. In these roles, he designed and implemented several strategic initiatives, including process reengineering, customer service improvement, customer value segmentation, brand positioning, and technology and revenue growth projects. Prior to that, Clay was a customer solutions executive for Symphony/Information Resources, Inc. (IRi), responsible for the development and delivery of analytic, modeled, and technological marketing solutions for Fortune 100 CPG manufacturers.

Clay holds a Master’s from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, an M.S. in Organizational Psychology from Springfield College, and a B.A. from Macalester College. He lives in Cos Cob, CT, with his wife, two kids, and goldendoodle.

Experience

Cornell University

• Director, Custom Live Corporate Programs at Cornell University
• Program Director

Catalina USA Executive Director of Brand Development-Retail 2019 – 2020

Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC Vice President Corporate Strategy and New Business Development 2016 – 2019

Daymon Worldwide Senior Director, Category & Supplier Solutions Team 2007 – 2016

IRI Director 2003 – 2007

KPMG Experienced Senior Consultant 2002 – 2003

Arthur Andersen Business Consulting Experienced Senior Consultant 1998 – 2002

MICHAEL’S / MJDESIGNS, Inc. Marketing Manager 1994 – 1998