Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Shelagh Glaser of Synopsys highlights several key themes from her 29-year career at Intel Corp. First, she emphasizes the value of front-line experience as a financial analyst, where the core business action takes place. She also stresses the importance of continuous learning, having rotated through various roles, which pushed her out of her comfort zone. Glaser credits Intel’s unique culture of “constructive confrontation,” where problems are openly addressed, as shaping her approach to problem-solving. Additionally, she views herself as a business leader first, believing that managing a business effectively leads to financial success, with no single career path being universally right.
