Gene Clayton

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Gene Clayton

Director
Board of Directors

Director
Gene Clayton has almost four decades’ experience in social housing, governance and housing
development across Ireland and the UK. He served as Chief Executive of The Iveagh Trust,
Ireland’s longest established provider of social housing, until his retirement in 2019. During his
career, Gene held a number of influential leadership roles nationally and across Europe,
including President and Vice President of the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH), and
Chairman of the Economic, Finance and Internal Markets Committee of Housing Europe. He
also previously served on the Board of Dublin Simon Community, where he chaired the Property
and Development Committee. He brings significant expertise in governance, housing delivery
and development strategy.