Graduating as dux of Finance from university and a brief stint as an accountant at Grant Thornton gave Clay the grounding to deconstruct financial statements. Having started as an analyst at Platinum in 2006, Clay went on to manage the Platinum European Fund in 2009 and become sector lead of the financials and services team. Clay currently manages the Platinum Global Fund (Long Only) as well as co-manages Platinum’s Global strategies alongside Andrew Clifford. He is the leader of the technology and communications sector team. Clay was promoted to co-Chief Investment Officer in April 2021.