• Clay Gillespie, CFP, CLU

• Secretary

Clay Gillespie, CFP, CLU is the 2024 Secretary of MDRT. He is a 23-year MDRT member with 21 Court of the Table and 20 Top of the Table qualifications. He is also an Excalibur Knight of the MDRT Foundation. Gillespie is a financial advisor, portfolio manager and managing director with RGF Integrated Wealth Management in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He specializes in retirement income planning. Gillespie’s extensive MDRT volunteerism began in 2007, and he has since served on an array of committees in various roles. In 2019, Gillespie served as Global Council Member and Advisory Board Chair of the Top of the Table Division. He has also served as Global Council Member of the Finance Division. Other leadership positions include service as Captain of the 2015 MDRT Annual Meeting Focus Session Committee and Chair of several committees within the Top of the Table Division.

• Danny O’Connell, MBA
• doconnell@nextlevel.agency

Danny O'Connell, MBA, is the 2024 Top of the Table Global Council Member and Advisory Board Chair. He is a 17-year MDRT member with 15 Court of the Table and 14 Top of the Table qualifications. He has nearly a decade of experience volunteering for Top of the Table, serving most recently as Divisional Vice President of the Top of the Table Annual Meeting in 2023. An expert in employee benefits, O’Connell is the CEO of Next Level Insurance Agency LLC in Addison, Texas, USA.