Dayton is the Director of Emerging Technology at The Association for Manufacturing Technology, where he leads market research, consulting, and data product development in new technologies. With an initial focus on additive manufacturing, Dayton is expanding AMT’s membership, thought leadership, and offerings in such high growth manufacturing technologies. As part of his industry coverage, he speaks regularly at international conferences and contributes content to industry publications. Dayton’s subject matter expertise extends to strategic investments and M&A in the advanced manufacturing and materials industries thanks to his experience as an investment banking Principal at NewCap Partners. Previously, Dayton founded and grew his independent consultancy, The Additive Executive, which provided strategic advice, market analysis, and technology scouting for corporate groups and startup clients. Prior to The Additive Executive, he led the Materials Design and Manufacturing coverage area at Lux Research, a strategic advisory and market research firm. He provided advice and technical expertise on advanced materials, design, and manufacturing technologies to more than 100 Innovation 1000 clients. His role involved managing a compelling research agenda, scouting and interviewing startups, authoring company profiles and reports, as well as making introductions for clients to startups. Dayton began his career working with a venture-backed startup called Citrine Informatics, conducting user interviews to better understand the value proposition behind their machine learning materials data platform. Dayton graduated with his M.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also graduated from the University of Connecticut as a University Scholar and Honors Scholar with his B.S. in Chemistry, and minors in Business as well as Materials Science & Engineering.