RUSH HUMAN RESOURCES - Key Persons


Clay Kelley - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Clay Kelley is the Managing Director of RUSH Human Resources. Clay has been in the HR Outsourcing business since 1985, when he began his career as a sales producer. He has served as a sales executive for three middle-market HROs and trained thousands of sales professionals. Clay holds the distinguished SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resources Management - Senior Certified Professional) designation, the highest professional designation attainable from the Society for Human Resources Management. He served on the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) Board of Directors from 2016 to 2020. Clay is the author of three books on selling in the HRO industry: Success in Selling Professional Employment, Jump Start to Success in Selling Professional Employment, and Managing for Success in Selling Human Resources Outsourcing. He is the most-published author of articles in HRO and PEO industry trade journals.