Clayton Durant is a Senior Manager of Emerging Media at Mike Worldwide (MWW) Public Relations. Durant is also the founder of CAD Management, a music and entertainment consulting firm that focuses on representing brands and artists across areas such as brand partnerships, tour marketing, and strategic management.

Clayton is currently a contributor to Adweek's monthly Beats, Bytes, and Brands column where he and writing partner Jesse Kirshbaum explore the intersection of technology, music, and brands. Additionally, Clayton has been featured in publications like CNBC, Business Insider, DigiDay, Footwear News, Fortune, Nasdaq Trade Talks, USA Today, The Recording Academy (Grammy.com), Mashable, Inc. Magazine, Billboard, Music Business Worldwide and Reuters. Clayton Durant has a BA in Marketing from Roger Williams University and has a Masters in Music Business from New York University.