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Abby Clobridge

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Official Member at Forbes Business Council
📍 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States

Abby Clobridge is the Founder and Fractional CIO of FireOak Strategies, where she helps purpose-driven organizations with technology and knowledge management. A graduate of Tufts University and Florida State University, she is a Salesforce Certified Administrator. People who have worked with her describe her as dedicated, forward-thinking, imaginative, and solution-focused.

Abby is passionate about helping mission-driven organizations succeed, showing interest in the work of the Gates Foundation, TechSoup, and the Internet Archive. She advocates for aligning technology with organizational purpose and values transparency and accountability in the tech sector, particularly concerning AI privacy and data usage.

Unique fact: She is the author of the book "Building a Digital Repository Program with Limited Resources. "

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Official Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States
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Knowledge Management
Her consultancy, FireOak Strategies, is built around helping teams find, share, and retain institutional knowledge to operate more effectively.
Mission-Driven Tech
She specializes in providing fractional CIO leadership and digital strategy for nonprofits, foundations, and other mission-aligned businesses.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Official Member
Forbes Business Council
9-2010
Founder & Fractional CIO | Knowledge Management & Digital Strategy
FireOak Strategies
3-2009 - 8-2010
Associate Director, Research and Knowledge Services
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
8-2003 - 3-2009
Digital Initiatives Group Leader
Bucknell University
2002 - 2003
Computer Services Librarian
Venable LLP
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Media appearances

Leading By Example: Seven Knowledge Management Practices For Leaders. Featured in Forbes (Forbes Business Council)
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Education
1997
Bachelor of Arts
Tufts University
1998
M.S.
Florida State University
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Tampa Preparatory School
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