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 Craig M. Herron, CFA
Mr. Herron began his investment-banking career with Dean Witter Reynolds and subsequently did transaction work for Anheuser Busch International.
Craig received his Master of Business Administration from the Darden School of Business and his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. Craig is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Prior to joining Clayton Capital Partners, Mr. Herron was President of Venture Strategy and Services, LLC., his own strategic advisory and merger and acquisition firm. He has represented clients such as Boeing Ventures and Ameren Energy Fuels & Services, with both growth initiatives and business unit divestitures. Mr. Herron also has extensive experience with the commercialization of technology products, including several years a Vice President of Development for an application services provider.
Craig also brings a strong marketing background having been Director of Marketing for Aurora Foods where he was responsible for both the Celeste Pizza and Aunt Jemima Breakfast product lines.
Email: cherron@claytoncapitalpartners.com
Phone: 314.725.9939
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 Jeffry K. Reed
Mr. Reed joined Clayton Capital Partners in 2006, bringing a wealth of broad industry and transaction experience from over 27 years in investment banking and the financial services industry.
Prior to joining Clayton Capital Partners, Mr. Reed spent four years as a principal with a St. Louis based boutique investment banking firm. In 1983, Mr. Reed began his investment banking career when he joined A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. in St. Louis as a corporate finance associate. Prior to this time, he spent four years as a commercial banker with a large regional bank headquartered in St. Louis. In his last position at A.G. Edwards, Mr. Reed was a Managing Director - Investment Banking and had responsibilities managing the Consumer Industry Sector Group within the corporate finance department. Before his consumer industry group focus, Mr. Reed was a generalist in investment banking with responsibilities for business development and transaction execution in a wide variety of industries including consumer products, retailing, financial institutions, distribution, telecommunications, media and entertainment, healthcare, industrial, and transportation.
Before joining Clayton Capital Partners, Mr. Reed completed over 70 investment banking transactions, including the public and private issuance of senior, subordinated, and convertible debt, preferred equity, and common stock. He has extensive corporate finance experience arranging capital for growth, acquisition financing, refinancing's, and recapitalizations, principally for middle market companies. In addition, he has served as financial advisor in a variety of transactions including, exclusive sales, acquisitions, takeover defense, financial restructuring, and fairness opinions.
Mr. Reed received his M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Email: jreed@claytoncapitalpartners.com
Phone: 314.725.9939
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 Ronald P. Zimmerman
Mr. Zimmerman has over 25 years of senior management experience in international consulting with Coopers & Lybrand and in industry. He has expertise in strategic, tactical and operational business planning; exit planning consulting; business process improvement; and best practice benchmarking. He has assisted businesses in manufacturing, distribution, financial services, insurance, commercial real estate, and medical industries.
He has devoted the past 15 years to strategic business planning consulting; business development as both an owner and consultant; and has served as a member of Advisory Board of Directors for various companies to facilitate Exit Planning activities.
He is a graduate of St. Louis University where he earned BSBA and MBA degrees.
Email: rzimmerman@claytoncapitalpartners.com
Phone: 314.725.9939
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Paula K. Reeb, CPA