the face of the company "The Circle", charismatic

middle-aged, has a wife and a son, who suffers from cerebral palsy

creates the camera system to reduce human rights violations and crimes

has a strong belief in The Circle's concept of transparency and its positive intentions

is responsible for Mae's development in the company and is really caring to her:

"You doing okay today?" (p.461), "And your parents? They're okay?" (p. 462)

Assures Mae, that all hapenned to Mercer was his own fault and if he had decided for being transparent he would have lived

"It's like you were a doctor, coming to help a sick patient, and the patient, upon seeing this doctor, jumps out of the window" (p.462)

Created Soulsearch together with Mae

He performs experiments on sea animals; "Stanton had brought them from his trip to the mariana's trence, in The Circle submersible." (p. 308)

He knows no limit of acting. He believes he can do anything; "Stanton had brought them from his trip to the mariana's trence, in The Circle submersible." (p. 307)

He uses The Circle's submarine; "Stanton had brought them from his trip to the mariana's trence, in The Circle submersible." (p. 307)

Is not afraid of the horrible and frightening appereance of the sea animals; "It came from behind his submersible and shot in front, ..." (p. 307 and 310)

Is not scared of the unknown; "Stenton had retrieved heretofore unknown jellyfishes, sea horses, manta rays, all of them near-translucent, ethereal in their movements, all on display in a series of enormous aquariums he would had constructed, nearly overnight, to house them." (p. 307)

He is a good manufacturer, build the aquarium by himself nearly overnight; "Stenton had retrieved heretofore unknown jellyfishes, sea horses, manta rays, all of them near-translucent, ethereal in their movements, all on display in a series of enormous aquariums he would had constructed, nearly overnight, to house them." (p. 307)

Loves to discover; "Stenton had retrieved heretofore unknown jellyfishes, sea horses, manta rays, all of them near-translucent, ethereal in their movements, all on display in a series of enormous aquariums he would had constructed, nearly overnight, to house them." (p. 308)

aggressive corporate