Cliff Wyatt '85

Cliff Wyatt graduated from Laguna as a lifer in 1985 and went on to UC Berkeley, majoring in Genetics. He also spent a year at Christ’s College, Cambridge studying the Natural Sciences. Cliff worked several years as an analyst in the Public Finance sector helping state and local governments in the Bay Area and the Northwest. Cliff then worked for several medical diagnostic companies, Becton Dickinson and Bayer Diagnostics, selling various instruments and services.

In 1996, Cliff moved back to Santa Barbara to join his father and brother (Geof Wyatt '79—a Laguna grad, as well) in their family business called Wyatt Technology Corporation (WTC). Today, Cliff serves as President of WTC which manufactures and sells optical instruments for characterizing molecules and nanoparticles. The instruments have been sold in over 40 countries and have been used by most of the COVID vaccine manufacturers today. Cliff also serves on the board of the Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons.

Cliff and his wife, Crystal, are raising two kids, who both attend Laguna:  Siena Wyatt '25 and Jake Wyatt '28. The Wyatts have 3 other (four-legged) family members comprised of two Rotties and one Rhodesian Ridgeback.