BIO

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Matt Razi is the Founder & Principal Consultant at Razi Advisors, where he leads strategic fractional CIO and CTO  consulting for retail and convenience businesses. With more than 25 years of experience driving transformational growth across fast-paced, multi-location organizations, Matt brings a unique blend of operational expertise, technical vision, and leadership grounded in integrity.

Matt has built his career leading IT strategy, infrastructure, and transformation across industries that demand reliability, speed, and innovation. He has overseen major modernization programs including cloud migrations, cybersecurity initiatives, and AI-driven automation for organizations ranging from high-growth retail chains to global Fortune 500 enterprises. IT should be more than a support function it’s the engine that enables growth, operational agility, and measurable business outcomes. Blending hands-on execution with strategic foresight, he ensures that every project delivers tangible ROI while empowering teams and improving user experience.

• Retail & Convenience Technology: 15+ years leading IT operations, infrastructure, and support across convenience stores and retail environments.
• Infrastructure & Cloud Transformation: Hybrid and full-cloud migrations, disaster recovery planning, server / network modernization.
• Cybersecurity & Compliance: Building governance frameworks that protect data integrity, align with regulatory demands, and support growth.
• Data Analytics & Business Intelligence: Turning raw data into strategic insights that drive decision-making and competitive advantage.
• Vendor & Partner Relations: Longstanding relationships with technology vendors to negotiate scalable, cost-effective solutions aligned to organizational goals.

Matt leads with collaboration, accountability, and integrity. He stays “in the trenches” rolling up his sleeves alongside teams to solve real problems while embedding governance, strategic thinking, and measurable ROI into every initiative. His leadership style is hands-on yet strategic, always seeking to balance speed, risk, and value.

Matt founded Razi Advisors to bring enterprise-level IT strategy to retail and convenience businesses that want to scale smarter. The company’s mission is to empower clients with practical, secure, and scalable technology solutions from POS systems and infrastructure management to AI-driven analytics, cybersecurity, and mobile solutions.

Matt’s work spans multiple industries, partnering with Fortune 1000 and mid-market organizations on technology transformation, infrastructure design, enterprise systems modernization of digital content workflows, and operational excellence.

 Retail & Consumer

• Quicksilver
• Pacific Convenience & Fuels
• United Pacific
• Eagle Canyon Capital
• Jaco Oil Company

Pharmaceuticals

• Merck 
• Zimmer

 Publishing & Media

• Hearst   Publishing / Hachette Filipacchi Médias
• Thomson   Reuters
• HarperCollins   Publishing
• Editis Publishing (France)
• Rodale Publishing
• Perseus Publishing
• Chronicle Books
• Rogers Cable
• Corus Entertainment
• Music Choice
• T3 (The Think Tank)

 Aerospace

• Boeing

 Legal & Government

• District Attorney of New York

 Education

• Gallaudet University
• Fire Engine Red

 Technology & Software

• Microsoft
• AOL

 Energy & Utilities

• Basin Electric Power Corporation
• Relizon