Clayton Darnell

Clayton Darnell is an experienced cybersecurity professional currently serving as Vice President of Cybersecurity Architecture at Goldman Sachs since September 2021. Prior to this, Clayton held the position of Security Consultant at Amazon Web Services from January 2019 to September 2021 and was a Principal Security Consultant at Mandiant from February 2018 to January 2019, focusing on enhancing cloud security and incident response. Clayton also served as Security Operations Manager at Baylor Scott & White Health, overseeing a threat intelligence driven cyber defense team and contributing to various security projects. Earlier roles include Security Engineering Consultant and Information System Security Manager at Leonardo DRS, with a foundational background in system administration. Clayton holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from Capella University and an Associate of Science in Computer Networking and Administration from Dallas College.