Cliff recently retired as President and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, leading the institution for six years through its 100th anniversary and the nation’s 250th.
Before Colonial Williamsburg, he was President and CEO of 22nd Century Group and, earlier, President and CEO of Philip Morris USA at Altria.
Cliff also served as President of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and teaches at William & Mary, where he chairs the William & Mary Foundation.
He holds four degrees from William & Mary, including a law degree, an MBA, and a master’s in history, plus a master’s in education from the University of Virginia.