About

Senior Technical Leadership, On Your Terms

I work with founders, boards and investors who need experienced CTO-level support to create clarity, direction and momentum — without the cost or commitment of a permanent hire.

Background

I'm Dan Agnew — a UK-based technology leader with over 20 years of experience across health-tech, SaaS scale-ups and utility platforms. I've spent more than 5 years in executive roles including CTO, Senior Director and Head of Platform, operating in regulated and data-sensitive environments.

I founded Agnew Strategic Technology to bring senior technical leadership to companies who need it without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.

Selected Experience

CTO

Led global SaaS rollout across 22 countries
Maintained 99.9% uptime at scale
Delivered ISO 27001 technical implementation
Built DevOps and automation culture across engineering

Senior Director

Led cloud and cybersecurity ownership across the platform
Delivered major platform improvements
Reduced storage costs by $45k annually

Head of Platform

Led cloud and cybersecurity ownership across the platform
Delivered major platform improvements in a regulated healthcare environment

Areas of Expertise

Technical strategy and roadmap ownership
Architecture oversight and design
Engineering team structure, hiring and culture
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 delivery
DevOps and delivery maturity
Board and investor reporting
AI adoption and cloud cost optimisation

How I Work

I focus on business outcomes over technical perfection. That means pragmatic decisions, clear communication with non-technical stakeholders and sustainable engineering culture — not just impressive architecture diagrams.

I bring clarity, direction and momentum.

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