Experience

EDA, Inc.

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Development Officer

  • May 2018 - Present

  Greater Nashville Area, TN With an Advisory Board including prolific author and sought-after consultant Ram Charan, founder Jim Bolt (former Chief Learning Officer at Xerox), author Jim Kouzes of 'The Leadership Engine' fame (and named by Wall Street Journal as one of the 12 best executive educators) and more, EDA is a highly successful top-of-the-house consulting and coaching firm. CEO Bonnie Hagemann welcomed Dr. Traci Clayton as the firm's Chief Executive Development Officer in 2018 to lead the Executive Coaching… Show more With an Advisory Board including prolific author and sought-after consultant Ram Charan, founder Jim Bolt (former Chief Learning Officer at Xerox), author Jim Kouzes of 'The Leadership Engine' fame (and named by Wall Street Journal as one of the 12 best executive educators) and more, EDA is a highly successful top-of-the-house consulting and coaching firm. CEO Bonnie Hagemann welcomed Dr. Traci Clayton as the firm's Chief Executive Development Officer in 2018 to lead the Executive Coaching practice and the Custom Executive Development/Leadership Consulting practice. More credentials about the global firm can be found at www.ExecutiveDevelopment.com Show less



AbundantKidsRock

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Best-Selling Author of Abundant Kids Rock (#1 New Release in Family Health)

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Best-selling author of Abundant Kids Rock! Creating an Awesome Life Using Positive Thinking, a Guide for Kids and Families, 2018. The book has received significant media attention, including endorsements from best-selling non-fiction author of all time: Jack Canfield (author of 250 books, including Chicken Soup for the Soul). More at www.AbundantKidsRock.com



Insight from the Outside - Traci Clayton, PhD

• United States
• Human Resources Services

• CEO & Owner

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Author, Speaker, and Executive Consultant. More about Traci at www.DrTraciClayton.com. Dr Clayton She serves global clients, with a particular focus on US healthcare. Traci was a former North American leader and Managing Principal for the Talent Management practice at Right Management. She also served as a Senior Faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership - serving global clients for many years. She was also a senior member of the Change Leadership Practice of Deloitte… Show more Author, Speaker, and Executive Consultant. More about Traci at www.DrTraciClayton.com. Dr Clayton She serves global clients, with a particular focus on US healthcare. Traci was a former North American leader and Managing Principal for the Talent Management practice at Right Management. She also served as a Senior Faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership - serving global clients for many years. She was also a senior member of the Change Leadership Practice of Deloitte Consulting, and consultant for the BB&T subsidiary, Farr Associates. Dr. Clayton provides thought leadership and consulting expertise to CEOs, executive teams, functional and HR leaders to solve business challenges through strategic people and talent solutions. Traci has a PhD in Psychology, with experience and current clients in multiple industries such as technology, finance/banking, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, energy, consumer business, government and professional services. Her deep expertise in HealthCare includes her early career as a medical provider and her lengthy career as a consultant to top HealthCare organizations across the US. As such, she is positioned well to lead and advise organizations through significant business and culture transformation. She has global M&A experience with Fortune 500 companies and has helped disparate groups come together in an integrated fashion to work effectively across boundaries. Show less



Right Management

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP, North American HealthCare Practice Leader

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Traci was the HealthCare Practice Leader for Right Management and Right's former Executive & Managing Principal for the North American Talent Management practice. She provided thought leadership and consulting expertise to CEOs, executive teams, functional and HR leaders to solve business challenges through strategic people and talent solutions. She served multiple industries over the course of her career, and focused recently on the healthcare sector, where she has deep expertise - including… Show more Traci was the HealthCare Practice Leader for Right Management and Right's former Executive & Managing Principal for the North American Talent Management practice. She provided thought leadership and consulting expertise to CEOs, executive teams, functional and HR leaders to solve business challenges through strategic people and talent solutions. She served multiple industries over the course of her career, and focused recently on the healthcare sector, where she has deep expertise - including executive consulting to healthcare in the last 15+ years, and also as a provider in her early career.

• VP, Managing Principal, Talent Management North America

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Traci was a VP and Managing Principal for Right Management’s North American Talent Management Consulting practice. Dr. Clayton served global and US clients, as a trusted advisor and executive consultant to her client. She provided services in Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Organization Development, Talent Strategy, Executive Development & Strategic Leadership Development around the globe. Her management and senior leadership career included leading… Show more Traci was a VP and Managing Principal for Right Management’s North American Talent Management Consulting practice. Dr. Clayton served global and US clients, as a trusted advisor and executive consultant to her client. She provided services in Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Organization Development, Talent Strategy, Executive Development & Strategic Leadership Development around the globe. Her management and senior leadership career included leading distributed teams in the US and Canada. Traci led teams of seasoned senior consultant to deliver strategic talent solutions.

• Talent Management Practice Lead, Americas West Region

  • Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

  Denver, CO Leadership responsibilities in the Talent Management consulting practice - Americas West region. Strategic talent management & leadership consulting, organizational development, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching and talent solutions.

• Senior Talent Management Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Nov 2013

  Denver, CO As a Senior Executive Consultant, Dr. Clayton provided strategic talent management & leadership consulting, organizational development, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching and talent solutions to a wide variety of clients and industries for client in the US and around the globe.



Traci Clayton, Ph.D

• Human Resources Services

• Owner

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2011

  Building Global Leaders and Leadership Teams through strategic talent & leadership consulting, organizational development, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching and talent solutions.



Center for Creative Leadership

• Senior Faculty, Custom Solutions

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2007

  Traci was a Custom Solutions Senior Faculty Member at the Center for Creative leadership. She designed, delivered and managed global projects for clients looking to change their leadership culture and advance their businesses. Traci led and coordinated teams of multiple facilitators and up to 40+ team members per consulting project. Her successful projects in multiple industries across the globe delivered results for clients, while engaging colleagues in multi-faceted business solutions.



Farr Associates (Now: BB&T Leadership Institute)

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2002 - Jan 2004



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2001

  Senior Consultant in Deloitte's Change Leadership Practice. M&A activities in Human capital planning, ePerformance initiatives, eBusiness Certification. Partner to strategy, technology, and process consulting teams.