Clay Thompson

Clay Thompson is an accomplished IT professional currently serving as AVP, Senior Staff Auditor, IT at Cadence Bank since October 2022. Prior experience includes roles as Information Technology Security Administrator and IT Support System Administrator at Velocity Risk, and System Administrator at Robert Half. Notably, Clay has extensive experience as a Senior System Support Technician at STERIS Instrument Management Services, where responsibilities included leading a seven-member IT support team and overseeing complex technology migrations and infrastructure preparations. Clay's educational background consists of a Master of Science in Information Systems with a focus on Cybersecurity from the University of Arizona, along with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Currently, Clay is pursuing a Master's degree in Management Information Systems with an emphasis on Cybersecurity at the University of Arizona.