Author

Clare Hawthorne

Founder · OxerLine Advisory · verified 2026-09-04

Clare Hawthorne is the founder of OxerLine Advisory, a boutique practice for compliance-sensitive technology companies where problems fall between functions. She works with companies approaching exit or navigating a leadership transition, where gaps in IT governance, controls, and financial oversight carry real organizational risk. Her work spans software capitalization, SOX compliance, internal controls, and technology investment governance. Before founding OxerLine, Clare held senior roles at Datavant and Oscar Health and earlier at Namely, Bloomberg, and Citi. She is a CPA, a former EY auditor, and holds degrees from Duke, USC, and Harvard Business School.

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