A flood of 15 million intercompany transactions in one month showed Ed Hagan that finance was drowning in data, not driving decisions. He realized the CFO must act as the true information leader, not the cleanup crew—prompting him to reorient his career toward fixing data quality and unifying finance and technology to create real strategic impact.
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CFO Ed Hagan of Satisfi Labs shares how early exposure to banking, acquisitions, and an IPO trained him to see finance as an information business. He explains why CFOs must own data quality, not just report outcomes, and how that insight shaped his shift from consulting to operating roles. At Satisfi Labs, he focuses on “predictable, profitable growth,” using AI to triage complex data, sharpen due diligence, and align intelligent agents with OKRs and revenue impact, so finance can spend less time trapped in motion and more time asking better questions. Throughout, he links technology choices directly to business value.
| CFO’s Strategy Playbook |
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| • Treat finance as the information leadership function. |
| • Pursue predictable, profitable growth with disciplined tradeoffs. |
| • Use AI to triage data and diligence. |