It was an impromptu meeting Gabi Gantus will never forget. One day at Tesla, the company’s then-President of Automotive, Jérôme Guillen, pulled her aside, whispering about a decision Elon Musk was leaning toward. Guillen—who led the automaker’s push for production scale and supply chain agility—believed a different path could better serve the company, but needed someone with operational and financial data at her fingertips.
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“Let’s go talk to him—just you and me,” Guillen said. Standing before Musk, Gantus walked through cost impacts and strategic trade-offs, methodically highlighting why their plan would outperform the existing direction. She recounts feeling a rush of excitement when Musk ultimately changed course, calling it key to her growth.
That moment encapsulates Gantus’s rapid ascent from Tesla’s first corporate FP&A hire to a finance leader shaping billion-dollar decisions. Her approach has always been about embedding finance in day-to-day operations, whether rethinking shift schedules, optimizing inventory, or forging data-driven paths for emerging initiatives. Sitting alongside engineers and factory managers, she tells us she was able to became a trusted partner who refused to let finance stay locked in spreadsheets.
Today, as CFO of Mytra AI, Gantus tells us she carries forward the mindset that met success at Tesla. She now steers Mytra AI’s efforts to secure large warehouse contracts and streamline supply chain workflows, forging growth paths. She’s determined to refine her new company’s cost structures, champion a culture of close collaboration, and leverage every insight from the operational trenches. It’s a philosophy built on pragmatism, strategic thinking, and unwavering perseverance—one that began with a tap on the shoulder, data-driven vision, and a fearless willingness to challenge the status quo.
“Always stay connected to the details. It is important for the CFO to always see the big picture but you should always understand the underlying problem yourself to ensure you are making a well informed decision for the business.” – Gabi Gantus, CFO, Mytra
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CFOTL: Tell us about Mitra AI—what does it do, and what are its offerings today?
Gantus: So it is (a) software-defined warehouse robotics (solution) that we use to automate really one of the most common tasks in logistics and supply chain, which is moving and storing materials. Ultimately, every company you can imagine—auto manufacturing, (e-commerce) giants like Amazon, grocery stores, hardware stores—everyone has to move things around and store them. It’s something everybody has to touch. And we’re trying to find (an automated) solution. If you walk into most warehouses in the United States right now, they kind of look the same as they did 75 years ago. Pallets are being moved by a person (operating) a forklift, and we’re trying to figure out a way to automate that.
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