Mr. Clayton Funk is the Founder and CEO of Signal Strength Advisors.

Signal Strength Advisors ("SSA") is a boutique investment banking firm specializing in the wireless tower, in-building wireless / DAS, small cell, and telecom leasehold interest verticals within the constantly growing digital infrastructure space.

Previously, Mr. Funk was a Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey, a global investment banking firm. Prior to its acquisition by Houlihan Lokey in 2020, Mr. Funk was a partner at MVP Capital, an independent advisory firm that provided a range of advisory services to clients in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Over his career, he has closed more than 225 deals, including M&A, sale-leasebacks, and private debt and equity capital placements totalling more than $5.0 billion in value.

Mr. Funk’s transaction experience includes representing multiple private-equity-backed tower companies in divestitures, negotiating sale-leasebacks for wireless carriers and publicly traded broadcasters, and raising capital for tower developers and in-building wireless providers.

Prior to joining MVP Capital, Mr. Funk worked at Nations Media Partners, a Kansas City-based investment banking firm specializing in various areas of telecommunications, media, and publishing, for seven years.

Mr. Funk regularly moderates or participates in panels at several state-level, regional, and national conferences on the topic of shared digital infrastructure.

Mr. Funk graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Communications from Washburn University and has been honoured as an Alumni Fellow.

Mr. Funk holds SIE, Series 63, and 79 registrations with FINRA.