About

Clay Public Relations was founded by Katrina Clay, an experienced public relations professional, in 2023. Katrina has extensive in-house public relations experience in financial services, having worked at top-tier Wall Street firms such as Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), J.P. Morgan, Citi Smith Barney, and the American Stock Exchange.

Katrina has partnered with senior executives throughout her career to create persuasive messages that effectively connect with their target audience. Her exceptional skills include developing, overseeing, and implementing comprehensive PR strategies and campaigns that have garnered prominent coverage across various media platforms, such as digital and print media, television, radio, and podcasts.

Katrina started her career in financial services as a junior PR assistant at the American Stock Exchange in 1994. Her primary responsibilities included disseminating opening and closing bell market data and conducting daily broadcast reports. In 2000, she joined Citi Smith Barney, where she successfully managed its local market publicity program. Later, in 2007, she was recruited by J.P. Morgan to lead the inaugural media relations program for its Private Wealth Management business.

She later worked for the New York Stock Exchange, managing public relations for the U.S. Options and Exchange Traded Products listing and trading platforms for nearly five years. In 2015, Katrina joined T. Rowe Price, where she managed the public relations program for its U.S. Intermediaries business. She returned to wealth management at Morgan Stanley in 2019, where she was responsible for managing media relations for its recently launched workplace financial solutions business.

Katrina has deep media relationships across the national media, wealth management, technology, and industry trade publications. She has a proven track record of delivering impactful PR results that align with business goals and marketing objectives.

A Brooklyn, New York resident, Katrina earned a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Pace University in New York, New York.