John Clarke

John Clarke

Strategic Finance & Operations    |    Fractional CFO

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I work with founders and leadership teams at growth-stage businesses who need senior finance and strategy capability without the full-time overhead. My clients are typically post-traction, with investors already coming to or at the table.

That means building the financial frameworks that support faster, better capital decisions; aligning operations with where the business is actually going; and being a thinking partner when the stakes are high and the answers aren't obvious.

I spent nearly two decades as a finance and strategy executive at Google, most recently as VP of Finance overseeing capital allocation across the Alphabet portfolio. Before that, I served as a senior executive and as a strategy consultant across retail, pharma, financial services, and oil & gas, working through acquisitions, distressed situations, financial strategy, and operational improvement.

That range is deliberate. I know what institutional-grade financial discipline looks like, and I know how to build the right version of it for a business that's still finding its footing and moving fast.

Financial strategy & planning Capital allocation Operational alignment M&A advisory Fractional CFO Executive coaching

If you're working through a challenge where senior financial or strategic thinking would help, I'm happy to have a conversation.

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