What is a Fractional CIO?
A Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a strategic IT leader who brings clarity and control to your business whilst driving growth.
A fractional CIO gives you Board-level technology leadership that aligns IT with commercial goals, strengthens governance, and brings strategic clarity to complex decisions, without the cost or commitment of a full-time executive – ‘fractional’ simply means ‘interim’ or ‘part-time.’

What this delivers for your business
- A clear technology strategy that enables growth
- Stronger governance, risk mitigation, and compliance
- Confident, commercially-led IT decision-making
- Improved visibility of IT spend and ROI
- Scalable systems to support future goals
When a fractional CIO makes sense
- Technology decisions aren’t aligned with business goals
- IT cost and complexity are increasing
- There’s a tech leadership gap
- Systems are no longer supporting performance
- There are too many frustrating workarounds
Why choose Freeman Clarke?
We are the largest and most experienced team of fractional CTOs, CIOs, and CISOs. We’ve worked extensively across every sector, every type of digital product, and every stage of growth.
- You get the experience of the whole team (100+ IT experts)
Our fractional CIOs collaborate and share insights with each other, bringing their collective expertise to every engagement. - We’re independent
We make no outside deals with vendors or third parties, so you can trust that our advice is only in your best interests. - We deliver real business results
We provide technical guidance and the commercial leadership that drives revenue, reliability, and growth.
Freeman Clarke’s membership on our leadership team helped take this company from strength to strength.
Let’s get started.
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