# Jack Newton

> Jack Newton is the Canadian co-founder and CEO of Clio, a legal technology company serving law firms internationally. Trained in computer science at the University of Alberta, he built Clio with childhood friend Rian Gauvreau, wrote The Client-Centered Law Firm, and hosts the Matters podcast. His work connects law firm operations with a stated ambition to improve access to legal services.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Clio
- **Organizations:** Clio, Chenomx, Legal Cloud Computing Association
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** BSc (Specialization), computing science, University of Alberta, MSc, computing science; machine learning research, University of Alberta
- **Known for:** Co-founded Clio with Rian Gauvreau., Author of The Client-Centered Law Firm (2020)., BC Tech Association Technology Impact Awards Person of the Year (2020).

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Earned BSc (Specialization) at the University of Alberta.
- **2005** — Earned MSc at the University of Alberta; studied machine learning with Russ Greiner.
- **Before Clio** — Worked as an early software developer at Chenomx and became director of product development.
- **2008** — Launched Clio with Rian Gauvreau.
- **2019** — Announced The Client-Centered Law Firm.
- **2020** — Published The Client-Centered Law Firm; received BC Tech’s Person of the Year award.
- **2021** — Led Clio through a US$110 million Series E at a US$1.6 billion valuation.
- **2024** — Clio announced US$900 million Series F at US$3 billion valuation.
- **2025** — Clio completed its US$1 billion vLex acquisition and announced US$500 million Series G at US$5 billion valuation.
- **2026** — Returned as Matters host for season three; Clio launched Manage and Work in Spain.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Clio with Rian Gauvreau.
- Author of The Client-Centered Law Firm (2020).
- BC Tech Association Technology Impact Awards Person of the Year (2020).
- Recognized by Waterstone Human Capital as one of Canada’s Most Admired CEOs.
- Recipient of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year recognition and BIV Forty under 40.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Scheduled to deliver a ClioCon keynote on the company’s product vision for 2027 and beyond at the October 26-27 Boston conference; this is an upcoming event as of October 20.
- **2026-09** — Clio launched Manage and Work in Spain on September 9.
- **2026-03** — Matters season three launched on March 9 with Newton as host.
- **2025-11** — Clio completed the vLex acquisition and announced its Series G on November 10.

## Links

- Website: https://www.clio.com/about/team/jack-newton/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbnewton/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jack_newton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newtonian/

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Last updated: 2026-10-20