In this edition of the GDT Employee Spotlight, meet Greg Clark, who leads our Central Solutions Architects team and Inside Solutions Architect team. This 2025 SKO “Game Ball Winner” is recognized for his leadership, innovation, and impact. True to Greg’s character, he’s quick to credit the talented team around him—because their collaboration and dedication are what truly drive results at GDT. Read more about Greg and his team’s impact at GDT.
How long have you been with GDT, and what does your role entail?
Greg: I’ve been at GDT for 17 years, and I lead a couple of organizations. I lead the Central Solutions Architects team and the Inside Solutions Architect team. The Central Solutions Architect team works with the Central Account Managers, supporting their accounts and partnering directly with their customers.
I also lead the Inside Solutions Architects team. They’re a national group that works closely with our sales teams to develop bills of materials and ensure the right Solutions Architects are engaged based on what the client actually needs. They handle a lot of the day-to-day work and internal coordination that helps keep deals moving smoothly.
Can you describe your team, your team’s role at GDT, and what makes your team dynamic and impactful?
Greg: Our role is to help account managers bring strong, credible solutions to customers and ensure those solutions are designed in a way that sets everyone up for success. We work directly with customers to scope solutions end-to-end, including what work will take place, how long it will take, and setting clear scope and expectations up front, so everything is clearly defined and aligned before execution. This includes both the services required to deliver the outcome and the products that support it.
We are dynamic in the sense that customer requests come in at a high rate and vary widely. We cover a wide range of needs, with specialists in certain areas, but in most cases, we work across a broad range of technologies. My team supports all our partners and their respective product mixes, tying everything together. That is the real impact of my team on our customers: we take the individual pieces from our OEM partners and turn them into cohesive solutions that drive our customers’ business outcomes.
What goals or initiatives are your team focused on in 2026, and how do they support GDT’s broader mission?
Greg: We’ve been running as a regional architect organization for two years now, and in 2026, we want to really double down by ensuring the team is closely aligned with the account managers we support. Our goal is to be more strategic and proactive in developing ideas we can take to their customers while maintaining the high level of responsiveness they expect. We’re also focused on improving internal processes, such as services discovery and scoping, and leveraging AI tools wherever it makes sense.
What’s a recent win—big or small—that made you proud?
Greg: A win that really stood out wasn’t the largest project, but it made a big impact. Our customer had been put in a difficult position after their previous provider failed to follow through. We worked closely with the Advisory and Transformation team to scope the disaster recovery effort and align the right solution for the customer. What made me most proud was the collaboration, bringing together the advisory team, our partners, and the customer to move from uncertainty to a clear, executable plan.
What leadership principle or habit do you believe contributes most to your team’s success?
Greg: For me, it’s about being consistent and available for my team. It’s so important to me to address issues when they come up and work through them together. I like to be available, consistent, and focused on solving problems—not solving around them. I make space as a leader for my team to take ownership in solving problems, stepping in more when there are systemic issues, not daily challenges.
Who or what inspires you in your career, and why?
Greg: My father was a hotel manager, and when I was younger, I would follow him around the hotel. As he went about his day, he would do things like pick up trash, and he never once said, “That’s not my job.” He showed me that leadership is about setting an example. It’s important to step in, get the work done, and hold yourself to the same expectations you set for your team.
What’s one professional goal you’re currently working toward, and how are you approaching it?
Greg: I’m currently focused on developing future leaders and high-potential team members by intentionally building leadership capacity. That means giving people ownership to lead work initiatives and coaching them on decision-making, not just technical execution.
What’s your favorite GDT core value, and how do you see it in action—either in your work or across the company?
Greg: Innovation, because it’s core to who I am as a person. It’s not just about technology innovation—it’s about continuously improving how we work.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
Greg: I’d love to go to the Olympics! It’s a mix of diversity, competition, and endurance sports.
Tell us more about yourself outside of work, what are your hobbies and interests?
Greg: I love endurance sports such as cycling, running, and triathlons. I used to do amateur bike racing. I love signing up for events like a half-marathon and having a goal and plan to stay on track.
Thank you, Greg, for sharing a little about yourself and for the role you play in making GDT a great place to work. Learn more about life at GDT and see what it’s like to be part of the team.
