Clay Small

Clay Small serves as an Adjunct Professor and Part-Time Faculty member at Southern Methodist University, specializing in Real Estate Risk Management and Business Law. He brings extensive corporate legal expertise from his 30-year tenure at PepsiCo, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Attorney overseeing global legal operations for divisions including Frito-Lay, Pepsi-Cola, Pizza Hut, and KFC.

His academic background includes:

• JD from Southern Methodist University (member of Law Review and Barristers)
• BA in English from Ohio Wesleyan University (two-time All American soccer player)

Professor Small's research and teaching focus on Business Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Risk Management, reflected in his courses BL 3335 Business Law and KNW 2311 Perspectives on American Business Through the Lens of General Motors, which integrate corporate legal frameworks with business history analysis.