Payton attends Harvard University and is studying economics. He currently coaches debaters online and in person, and has coached teams to deep outrounds at the TOC and other national tournaments. While he was debating, he accumulated 15 bids, finaled Sunvite and quarter finaled: the Barkley Forum, and achieved numerous top 10 speaker positions such as at UK, Emory, and Stanford. He focuses on coaching substance debate, and looks forward to helping DD students this year!