UCA Alumnus Clay Parker was among the “20 in their 20’s” featured in the Nov. 8th issue of Arkansas Business.
Parker, 25, is an analyst at the Circumference Group in Little Rock. He co-manages a $40 million portfolio with Chad Brown at the Little Rock technology and telecommunications investment and advisory firm.
Clay received his bachelor’s in business administration and master’s in international business administration from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. His international studies were augmented at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Parker will travel to Africa in January to assist the Rwandan government in creating an investment advisory firm and analyst-training program to combat poverty through private enterprise solutions.
“My passion is business, and I want to fuse that with an international mission,” Parker stated in his interview with the Arkansas Business.
He serves as project coordinator for the nonprofit Bridge2Rwanda, where he recently designed a program that provided shoes to 33,000 children in Rwanda. His charitable work for Rwanda includes helping organize fundraisers such as the UCA Barefoot Walk and the Heifer Barefoot Bash.
Parker is the president of the UCA Young Alumni Association and serves as a mentor with the Arkansas Student Leadership Forum and the Boys & Girls Club of Central Arkansas.