John Clough became Special Advisor to General Atlantic in December, 2000.

Before joining General Atlantic, John gained over 25 years of management experience in the IT industry. John was Co-Founder and Managing Director of the CSSL Group in Asia for 16 years. CSSL was one of the largest mid-range software distributors and hardware resellers in Asia. CSSL was formed in 1983 in Hong Kong and had offices in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand with over 380 Staff.

John was a Director of Synon Asia Ltd., Kapiti Asia Ltd., and, Director and Chairman of Cargonet/Arena Ltd.

Prior to the formation of CSSL, John held the position of General Manager JBA in Asia, which was an Australian based worldwide mid-range software distributor.

John’s international experience includes working as a consultant in the areas of ERP and Finance in the UK and Europe. John currently is on the Board of chinadotcom Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) where he is a member of the company's Audit Committee.

John is married with one son and resides in Hong Kong.