Even though I was one of those who called out Mr. Clayton for his conflicts of interest, I would not go so far as to say he tarnishes the reputation of Ryerson. I would say he undermines his credibility by not citing potential conflicts of interest due to past and current work (he still 'moonlights')

Check out the Founding Donors and Advisory Committee for the Ryerson Centre for Urban Research and Land Development          

http://www.ryerson.ca/cur/donors/   

http://www.ryerson.ca/cur/about/advisory/

Ryerson essentially created a centre to produce and disseminate research on behalf of developers.