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Clayton Banks is the Founder, President and Executive Producer of Ember Media Corporation .


EDUCATION

Banks attended California State University At Fullerton , where he received degrees in Business and Speech Communications. Banks also completed an Executive Management program at Harvard Business School .


EMPLOYMENT


Xerox Corporation

Banks was at the Xerox Corporation .


Showtime Networks

After the Xerox Corporation, Banks served as Regional Director at Showtime Networks , where he was responsible for launching The Movie Channel in New York City and overall growth of Showtime Networks among assigned multiple system operators.


Sega Channel

Banks served three years as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the , Adelphia , Cablevision Systems , Time Warner , and Charter Communications . During his tenure at Sega Channel Banks acquired distribution in over 20 million homes in less than two years.


Comedy Central

After Sega Channel, Banks came to Comedy Central as Vice President of Affiliate Relations. While at Comedy Central, Banks opened New York and Chicago Affiliate Relations offices, recruited, hired, and managed a senior sales team and expanded the distribution of Comedy Central to over thirty percent in six months.


Ember Media

With over 10 years in the cable and entertainment industry, Banks launched Ember Media in 1998.


NAMIC

Banks served as the President of the National Association Of Minorities In Communications (NAMIC) from 1996-1998. As President, Banks applied his expertise as an accomplished contract negotiator and proven leader and established a relationship with the Federal Communications Commission for the organization, created the Patrick Mellon Mentoring Program that identifies talented professionals and matches them with accomplished corporate leaders to discuss career growth, and began a leadership forum for member development. Banks currently holds an Emeritus seat on the NAMIC Board of Directors and serves as an advisor to New York and Philadelphia NAMIC chapters.


Other

Banks serves currently serves on the Board for the Armory, is a member of Cable And Telecommunications Association For Marketing (CTAM), and a strong supporter of public education. Banks is a recurring participant in the Principal for a Day program in New York City, sponsored by the Public Education Needs Civic Involvement In Learning (PENCIL) organization.


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