Human strategy  ·  Agentic architecture  ·  Institutional governance

Advisory for the decisive moments.

Agent & Capital advises investors, Boards and executive teams where technology decides the outcome: AI and cybersecurity, M&A, and the technology estate itself. Independent counsel, paired with hands-on delivery, from thesis to realised value.

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What we do

Three practices, one standard.

Every engagement is senior-led, evidence-driven and built to leave the organisation stronger than we found it.

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AI and Cybersecurity

From the boardroom question to the first initiative in production. We help organisations adopt AI with confidence and defend what they build: governance that Boards can stand behind, education that makes the organisation capable, and initiatives that make it real, secure by design from day one.

02

M&A

Carve-outs, integrations, and the technology workstream that decides both. We validate assumptions, stress-test plans and surface risk before it surfaces you, then stay for the execution that turns the deal thesis into realised value.

03

Technology and Transformation

The estate, shaped to the business it serves. Strategy, architecture and operating model for organisations whose technology has grown faster than its design, and whose cost base shows it.

Ilona Simpson
Ilona Simpson, founder

A career technologist turned board director and advisor.

In executive roles at Porsche, DHL Supply Chain, Aston Martin, Innogy and ZF Foxconn I delivered ERP migrations, global infrastructure and cybersecurity builds and product-led transformations, each in under 20 months. I cut technology costs by 10 to 25%, including ahead of an IPO, and quadrupled the EBITDA of a business within a year ahead of its trade sale. I closed cyber and technology risks that due diligence had missed. As founder of Agent & Capital I advise private equity sponsors and executive teams on value creation and AI governance, and work with chief executives of technology companies on what their customers need from AI. I am a Harvard Certified Corporate Director and an ISACA-certified IT auditor with its Advanced in AI Risk credential.

10–25%technology costs cut, including ahead of an IPO
4×the EBITDA of a business within a year, ahead of its trade sale
<20 monthsfor each ERP migration, infrastructure and cybersecurity build, and product-led transformation

In executive roles at Porsche, DHL Supply Chain, Aston Martin, Innogy and ZF Foxconn.

Recent talksThe AI illusion: where AI builds and dissolves enterprise value. 18 September 2026 · London
Governing in the AI era. 14 September 2026 · Madrid
Getting the Board on board: agentic AI, governed in practice. 19 August 2026 · Online

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The glossary  ·  Version 1.2 · 12 October 2026

AI, in board terms

The AI terms that turn up in proposals, results calls and regulators' letters, explained for the people who have to decide.

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Whether you are weighing an AI initiative, preparing a transaction, or looking at a technology estate that no longer fits the business, we would welcome the conversation.

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