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Rian Gauvreau

Co-founder, Clio

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Rian Gauvreau co-founded Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management software company, with Jack Newton in 2008, per UBC Sauder. The two met in third grade in Edmonton. Gauvreau was Clio's chief operating officer, then chief people officer, and remains on its board. Aeon Health's about page lists him as its co-founder and CEO.

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What company did Rian Gauvreau co-found?

Clio, which makes cloud-based practice management software for law firms. UBC Sauder reported on 2025-11-13 that Gauvreau co-founded Clio with Jack Newton in 2008, and LawSites reported the same founding year on 2021-05-04.

How did Rian Gauvreau and Jack Newton start Clio?

In an ABA Journal Q&A published 2019-02-22, Newton said the two met in third grade in Edmonton, and that Gauvreau was then IT manager at the law firm Gowlings, where he saw how poorly law offices used technology.

What roles did Rian Gauvreau hold at Clio?

LawSites reported on 2021-05-04 that Gauvreau was Clio's chief operating officer until 2017, then chief people officer, and that he stepped down from that role while staying on Clio's board of directors. UBC Sauder, on 2025-11-13, described him as a Clio board member.

What is Rian Gauvreau doing now?

Aeon Health's about page, checked September 2026, lists Gauvreau as Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Aeon Health, which builds EMR software for primary care clinics, and says he is based in Vancouver and is also a co-founder and board member of Clio.

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