C3 AI, the Enterprise AI application software company, has announced the appointment of Mike Clayville to its board of directors, effective November 9, 2025. Clayville brings over three decades of enterprise software and cloud infrastructure expertise from leadership roles at Stripe, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and VMware, strengthening the board's guidance as C3 AI continues its growth.
C3 AI appoints Mike Clayville, former Stripe CCO, to its board of directors.
Clayville previously led global commercial sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS).
He brings over 30 years of enterprise software and cloud go-to-market expertise.
The move aims to guide C3 AI's growth and customer adoption strategies.
Leadership highlights his experience in scaling organizations and serving customers.
Clayville stated that C3 AI has "real technology, real customers, and real results."
Mike Clayville's career is marked by senior leadership roles at some of the most influential technology companies. Most recently, he served as the Chief Customer Officer at Stripe. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Worldwide Commercial Sales at Amazon Web Services, where he oversaw operations serving millions of customers across 170 countries, giving him unparalleled insight into scaling cloud services globally. His earlier career includes significant roles at VMware, BEA Systems, Tivoli Systems, and IBM.
The appointment brings a critical perspective on customer adoption and large-scale digital transformation to the C3 AI board. Stephen Ehikian, CEO of C3 AI, commented on the strategic value, stating, “Mike has spent his career helping companies grow and bring new technology to market. He’s seen firsthand how organizations adopt new technology, and how to build strong customer relationships. His perspective will be a great addition as we continue to grow C3 AI.”
Both C3 AI's CEO and Executive Chairman highlighted Clayville's proven track record in building and leading successful organizations. Thomas M. Siebel, Executive Chairman of C3 AI, said, “Mike is one of the most capable leaders in enterprise software and cloud computing. He understands what it takes to operate at scale and serve customers with excellence.” In his own statement, Clayville expressed confidence in C3 AI's foundation, noting, “C3 AI is tackling some of the toughest challenges in Enterprise AI. The company has real technology, real customers, and real results.”
The addition of a seasoned executive like Mike Clayville signals a mature phase of growth for C3 AI. His extensive experience in guiding the global expansion of AWS and his customer-centric approach from Stripe will be invaluable as C3 AI continues to scale its enterprise AI applications and platform in a highly competitive market.
About C3.ai, Inc.
C3 AI is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise.
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