Hailing from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, Clayton Land graduated from Yale in 2022, spending time in student government, the Yale College Council, and being among the founding members of the Rural Students Alliance at Yale. He is now a defense and security consultant for Guidehouse, a medium-sized consulting firm working in the public sector. Clayton is particularly interested in helping rural communities at home and abroad in a developmental context to bridge rural-urban gaps, voice the concerns of small towns, and advocate their case in policymaking.