Fractional CIO & AI Advisory
Technology
Leadership,
Clarified.
ClearStack Advisory brings fractional CIO expertise and AI adoption strategy to growing organizations — executive-level clarity without the executive-level overhead.
Chris McGlasson
President & Founder
25 years building technology operations for organizations that couldn't afford to get it wrong. MSP founder. AI-certified. Navy veteran.
What We Do
Expertise across the full technology leadership spectrum.
Fractional CIO
Executive technology leadership, on demand.
A senior CIO — fully committed to your organization — without the full-time salary. Strategy, governance, and team leadership scaled to what you actually need.
AI Adoption
Real ROI from AI, not another failed pilot.
We identify your highest-value AI use cases, design instrumented pilots, and guide deployment with a governance framework built for the long term.
Technology Strategy
A roadmap that actually gets used.
12–24 month technology plans aligned to your budget and business objectives — paired with vendor oversight and IT governance that keeps the board confident.
Why ClearStack
Clarity isn't a feature.
It's the strategy.
No fluff, no empire-building.
We tell you what you need, not what we can sell you more of. Our engagements end when the work is done.
Business-first technology.
Every recommendation maps to a revenue, cost, or risk objective. Technology activity that doesn't move those needles doesn't make the list.
Right-sized engagements.
Monthly retainers, project sprints, or one-time assessments. We structure the engagement around your situation, not our billing model.
Senior-only delivery.
No hand-offs to junior consultants. You get the expert on every call, every deliverable, every decision.
“ClearStack gave us the technology roadmap and executive credibility we needed to close our Series A. Having a CIO in the room for board discussions changed the dynamic completely.”
CEO, Growth-Stage SaaS Company
Technology & Infrastructure
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