Board & advisory
Non-executive director, chair, and advisory engagements with founder-led and growing software businesses as they scale - in the UK and internationally.
Board & advisory workClothier Advisory
Independent board and advisory work for growing software companies.
Mat Clothier - founder, CEO and CTO of his own software companies since 2001, now an independent advisor to the teams building and scaling the next generation.
Clothier Advisory is the independent practice of Mat Clothier - founder, former CEO and CTO, and now non-executive director and advisor to founder-led and growing software companies.
The work falls into two complementary lines: non-executive and chair roles for software businesses as they scale, and senior cloud and AI consulting for management teams that need experienced technical judgement without hiring a permanent CTO.
Engagements are deliberately small in number. The work is hands-on, written-down, and built on long working relationships rather than a portfolio of trophies.
Cloud & AI consulting
Senior cloud, AI, and engineering-organisation consulting for management teams who need operator-level technical judgement without a full-time CTO.
Cloud & AI consulting01
Operator, not observer
More than two decades as founder, CEO and CTO of software businesses - including a £20m OEM licence with a global cloud provider, complex shareholder dynamics navigated at board level, and the daily reality of building a company and scaling it across continents.
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Technical depth that matters
Mat can read the code, sit in on engineering reviews, and stress-test product and AI strategy at a level most NEDs cannot. This is what makes the advisory work additive rather than ceremonial.
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Selective by design
A capped number of concurrent engagements. No mass-market portfolio career. Every client gets the same operator-level attention.
25 yrs
Founder, CEO & CTO since 2001
£20m
OEM licence with a global cloud provider
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Continents - UK, US & APAC markets
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Software companies founded
Talk to Mat
For board appointments, advisory roles, or consulting engagements, get in touch directly. Mat responds personally to every enquiry.