Clayton "Mitch" Mitchell is an accomplished Executive Consultant and Corporate Real Estate Executive with a distinguished three-decade career. He's a visionary leader known for optimizing corporate value through executive real estate and facilities expertise, marked by a relentless commitment to excellence, sound vision, and team empowerment.
Mitch's multifaceted background spans real estate, facilities, public safety, operations, and sustainability, earning him a respected industry authority status. His specialties include real estate strategy, transformative leadership, healthcare infrastructure, and change management.
Mitch transformed real estate, facilities, and public safety at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, adding $250M in value. He reshaped governance, processes, and standards, driving capital project efficiency and cost reduction. His strategic insight aligned Jefferson’s real estate portfolio with a future-centric healthcare delivery model.
Prior to Jefferson, Mitch led similar initiatives at Kaiser Permanente as Executive Director, National Facilities Services for the Colorado and Mid-Atlantic States regions, and subsequently as interim Vice President, Facilities Operations, providing operations and maintenance support to the corporate portfolio representing 80M SF, 38 hospitals, and 750+ medical office buildings. His leadership journey began in the U.S. Navy as a career Civil Engineer Corps officer within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), culminating in key roles like Operations Officer for NAVFAC Washington and Project Executive for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center expansion. His leadership acumen flourished as Vice President, Global Public Works at NAVFAC, Special Civil Engineer Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, and a Navy Legislative Fellow to the Senate Majority Leader.
Mitch is an industry leader in healthcare infrastructure, contributing insights to numerous panels. His unwavering dedication to excellence and transformative leadership continue to inspire the next generation, propelling innovation in the field. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.