Joseph P Clayton

Former CEO of Dish Network and Sirius Satellite Radio

Joe Clayton, a veteran of the telecom and consumer-electronics industries who served as CEO of Dish Network and Sirius Satellite Radio, has died. He was 69. Clayton died on Saturday, Nov. 3 2018, after a brief illness. He served as president and CEO from June 2011 until his retirement in March 2015. Prior to that, he served as CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio (which later merged with XM to become SiriusXM) from 2001-04 and as chairman from 2004-08. Before joining Sirius, Clayton was president of telecommunications firm Global Crossing North America; president and CEO of telco Frontier Corp. In the 1990s, as Thomson Consumer Electronics’ head of marketing and sales for the Americas and Asia, Clayton helped launch DirecTV in 1994 with Hughes Electronics and also led marketing and sales efforts for RCA TVs and VCRs. He started his career in 1973, joining RCA as a marketing associate in New York City. Joseph Paul Clayton was born Oct. 11, 1949, in Louisville, Ky. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bellarmine University in Kentucky and an MBA in marketing and management from Indiana University. Clayton is survived by his wife, Janet; daughters Megan Stovall (Matthew), Kelly Herr (Brock), Kathleen Reitz (Andy), and Molly; son John Paul; grandchildren Samuel, Abigail, William and Lucas Paul; brother Mike Clayton (Leigh Ann); and sister Ellen Willett (Jerry).

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Paul Singer	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, William H Frist, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mike Coffman, Eliot Spitzer, George E Pataki, Cory Gardner, Susan Brooks, Scott Walker, Ken Buck, Trey Hollingsworth
Duane R Roberts	Spencer Abraham, Brian P Bilbray, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, George Allen, Mike DeWine, William H Frist, Dan Coats, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Brose A McVey, Mike Coffman, Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Scott Walker, Ken Buck
Larry A Mizel	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Dan Coats, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mike Coffman, Eliot Spitzer, George E Pataki, Cory Gardner, Scott Walker, Ken Buck, McConnell Cornyn Leadership Victory Cmte
Robert E Murray	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Dan Coats, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Richard E Mourdock, Larry Bucshon, Todd Rokita, Ken Buck
David Bockorny	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thomas M Reynolds, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Bill Paxon, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Cory Gardner, Susan Brooks, Ken Buck, New Republican Majority Fund
Foster Friess	Spencer Abraham, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Fred Upton, George Allen, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Scott Walker, Ken Buck
Leslie Rose	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Scott Walker, Ken Buck
Lanny Griffith	Spencer Abraham, Brian P Bilbray, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thomas M Reynolds, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, William H Frist, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Cory Gardner, New Republican Majority Fund
David Koch	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thomas M Reynolds, Pat Roberts, George Allen, William H Frist, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mike Coffman, George E Pataki, Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Ken Buck
Shawn Smeallie	Spencer Abraham, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thomas M Reynolds, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Bill Paxon, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George E Pataki, Cory Gardner, New Republican Majority Fund
J Steven Hart	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Scott Walker, Todd Rokita
Richard R Rogers	Evan Bayh, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Fred Upton, George Allen, William H Frist, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Cory Gardner, Susan Brooks, Larry Bucshon, Todd Rokita
Bryce L Harlow	Spencer Abraham, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, William H Frist, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Bill Paxon, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Cory Gardner, New Republican Majority Fund
Kelly Roberts	Spencer Abraham, Brian P Bilbray, John Cornyn, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, George Allen, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mike Coffman, Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Scott Walker, Ken Buck, Darrell Issa Victory Fund
Jeffrey M Mackinnon	Brian P Bilbray, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thomas M Reynolds, Fred Upton, George Allen, Bill Paxon, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mike Coffman, Cory Gardner, Larry Bucshon, Todd Rokita
Bernie Marcus	Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, William H Frist, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George E Pataki, Cory Gardner, Scott Walker, Ken Buck
Charles R. Black	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John Ensign, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mike Coffman
Thomas E McInerney	Evan Bayh, John Cornyn, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, William H Frist, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., George E Pataki, Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Scott Walker, Darrell Issa Victory Fund
Charles R Schwab	Spencer Abraham, Brian P Bilbray, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Fred Upton, George Allen, Mike DeWine, William H Frist, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mike Coffman, Cory Gardner, Ken Buck
Giuseppe Cecchi	Eric Cantor, Dean Heller, Darrell Issa, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Mike Coffman, Dana Walsh, Cory Gardner, Richard E Mourdock, Scott Walker, New Republican Majority Fund

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Oct 11 '49
Date of death	Nov 3 '18
Aliases	Joe Clayton

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Joseph P Clayton

Former CEO of Dish Network and Sirius Satellite Radio

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