Evril Clayton

Hershey Trust

The $21 billion Hershey Trust Company, responsible for managing the Milton Hershey School Trust, is deeply committed to the legacy of its founders, Milton and Catherine Hershey, focusing on providing education and opportunities for children in need. In alignment with this mission, the Trust embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion in its operations, as much of its senior leadership team including CEO Leslie Lenzo are female or people of color. Evril Clayton, in his leadership role on the investment team at Hershey Trust, plays a part in this commitment to diversity. He is Vice President, Public Markets and he joined Hershey Trust Company after serving as Managing Director of Marketable Investment for Rockefeller University in New York, NY. Prior to that, he spent 12 years with the New York State Common Retirement Fund in Albany, NY where he most recently served as Deputy Director of Global Equity. Prior to joining the Investment Staff in 2011, Evril served a Senior Investment Analyst focusing on Hedge Funds and Private Equity Strategies, as part of the investment team managing the billion-dollar endowment and pension plan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.