Clayton Scott
Clayton Scott was named Chief Commercial Officer in August 2023 after joining NuScale as Executive Vice President, Business Development in 2022. In this role, Scott oversees global business development efforts, including all sales, marketing, business development and communications functions for the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Scott brings more than 40 years of diverse global experiences allowing him the ability to open markets and raise brand awareness.
Prior to NuScale, from February 2018 through December 2021, Mr. Scott was a Senior Vice President – Global Sales, Deputy Director I&C Business Unit for Framatome, responsible for the global I&C sales, P&L within the group and a global footprint of more than 2,000 staff. Prior to Framatome, Mr. Scott served as the Chief Nuclear Officer for Schneider Electric from January 2014 to February 2018, responsible for the company’s global nuclear organization, with offices and facilities in North America, Europe/MENA and Asia. Mr. Scott previously served as the Chief Nuclear Officer of Invensys’ global nuclear business.
He was appointed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to chair a task force on harmonizing digital licensing issues globally, and began his career as an instrumentation technologist for Ontario Hydro, where he was involved in the commissioning and start-up of four CANDU units at the Pickering Nuclear Power Station in Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Scott is a frequent lecturer on topics within the energy sector and serves as a member of the University of Tennessee Advisory Board. Mr. Scott carries dual citizenship between the U.S. and Canada, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, and a Leading with Finance certificate from the Harvard Business School online.