Roy Clay Sr. (born 1929) is an American computer scientist and inventor. He was a founding member of the computer division at Hewlett-Packard, where he led the team that created the HP 2116A. After leaving HP he established his own consulting company (Roy L Clay and Associates). His consulting company worked closely with Tom Perkins (Kleiner Perkins) and contributed to Formation of Silicon Valley as we know it today.
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