CFO GUEST: Julie Swinney of Zendesk Julie Swinney, CFO, Zendesk reflects back on a career chapter at Intel Corp. when she stepped into a General Manager role after a GM departed the company. Swinney, a career finance executive, stresses the importance of an enterprise mindset, which involves putting the company’s interests first, instead of just […]
894: The Opportunity That Everyone Must See | Julie Swinney, CFO, Zendesk
By the time the general manager of Intel’s data center chipset business parted ways with the company, Julie Swinney had already advanced into one of their coveted business unit CFO positions. To Swinney—who had already served in a series of senior finance roles—the GM’s departure seemed to leave a startling void in a business that…
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Confronting Difficult Decisions | Craig Conti, CFO, Verra Mobility
CFO GUEST: Craig Conti of Verra Mobility
By Prioritizing “Business Strength” DraftKings Avoided Some Harsh Lessons | Jason Quinn, CFO, Vendr
CFO GUEST: Jason Quinn of Vendr
Understanding Your Customer From the Inside Out | Jason Quinn, CFO, Vendr
CFO GUEST: Jason Quinn of Vendr
893: Smart Mobility’s Fast Lane | Craig Conti, CFO, Verra Mobility
Among the keepsakes that Craig Conti collected during the more than two decades of his finance career, the item to which he refers simply as “the list” remains one of his most prized career souvenirs. Having graduated from General Electric’s Financial Management program in 2001, the 20-something Conti had only recently been assigned to GE's…
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