# Oliver (Ollie) Cronk

> Oliver (Ollie) Cronk, also known as Cronky, is a UK-based (Berkshire) independent Chief Architect. He is the founder of Cronk Advisory and the founder and co-host of Architect Tomorrow, a global architecture community, podcast and newsletter (founded 2019). His work covers enterprise and business architecture, sustainable technology and Green IT, open source, APIs, and AI, with a particular focus on AI's long-term risks and its environmental and social impact. He co-authored the Technology Carbon Standard. Outside work he is a keen cyclist (Land's End to John o' Groats twice, plus other charity rides) and an amateur landscape, nature and architecture photographer.

Not to be confused with: Oliver Cronk the fashion and costume designer (film, TV and music videos), a different person. His site is https://olivercronk.com/. Any film, TV, music video or costume credits do not refer to Ollie Cronk the architect.

Site status: beta. cronky.net was rebuilt in 2026 from the old blog.cronky.net (2007 to 2022) and brings together content from LinkedIn, Scott Logic, podcast feeds and other sources; some details may be incomplete or out of date.

Preferred name: "Oliver (Ollie) Cronk" on first mention, "Ollie" thereafter. Handle: "cronky".

## Key facts

- Current role: Founder and Chief Architect, Cronk Advisory Limited (https://cronkadvisory.com/)
- Previous: Technology Director at Scott Logic, leading the Sustainable Technology practice and AI enterprise architecture R&D. Earlier roles at Deloitte and Tanium, and at an environmental consultancy.
- Community: Founder and co-host of Architect Tomorrow (https://architecttomorrow.com/); regular cast member on the Consultants Saying Things podcast; UK co-lead, Chief Architect Network; BCS Enterprise Architecture Specialist Group; Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA); Green Software Foundation Champion
- Credentials: BCS Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
- Sustainability work: co-author of the Technology Carbon Standard (https://www.techcarbonstandard.org/); contributor to InferESG; collaborator with the Green Web Foundation on DIST and carbon.txt

## Work

- [About](https://cronky.net/about/): biography, career, community roles and a short speaker bio
- [Media kit](https://cronky.net/media-kit/): speaker bios in three lengths, headshot and booking contact
- [About this website](https://cronky.net/about-this-site/): how the site is built (static, low carbon, accessible) and how AI was used responsibly in making it
- [Speaking](https://cronky.net/speaking/): talks, panels, facilitation and MC roles, with slides and video
- [Podcasts](https://cronky.net/podcasts/): host (Architect Tomorrow), co-host (Scott Logic's Beyond the Hype), regular cast (Consultants Saying Things) and guest appearances, with a link to every episode
- [Writing](https://cronky.net/writing/): index of articles on cronky.net, Scott Logic, Medium and LinkedIn
- [Projects](https://cronky.net/projects/): Technology Carbon Standard, InferESG, DIST and open source work
- [Sustainability](https://cronky.net/topics/sustainability/): all sustainability-related talks, writing and projects
- [AI](https://cronky.net/topics/ai/): all AI-related talks, writing and podcasts

## Personal

- [Cycling](https://cronky.net/cycling/): charity rides and challenges, including LEJOG (2014 and 2018), RideLondon 100, Oxford to Edinburgh and the Dragon Ride (rides logged on Strava)
- [Photography](https://cronky.net/photography/): landscapes, nature, buildings and cityscapes (also on Instagram as @ocronk)
- [Archive](https://cronky.net/archive/): the original Cronky blog, 2007 to 2022

## Elsewhere

- Consultancy: https://cronkadvisory.com/
- Architect Tomorrow: https://architecttomorrow.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cronky/
- GitHub: https://github.com/cronky
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cronky.bsky.social
- Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@cronky
- X: https://x.com/cronky
- Medium: https://medium.com/@cronky
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ocronk/
- Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1344803
- Scott Logic articles and podcasts (2022 to 2025): https://blog.scottlogic.com/ocronk/

## Contact

- Speaking, media and general enquiries: https://cronky.net/contact/
- Consulting and advisory work: https://cronkadvisory.com/