Gary Clayton
Mr. Gary Clayton serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at Automatic. He also serves as Venture Advisor at Relay Ventures. He is the Chairman at Automat.ai. He is an Advisor to a number of startups including Elemental Foundry, ToyTalk, Directly, SnapGuide, Evolv and Jelli. As Former Chief C…
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