CFO GUEST: Dev Ahuja of Novelis
922: The Lessons We Learn | Dev Ahuja, CFO, Novelis
Among the learnings that Dev Ahuja has gleaned from his three-decade-long, globe-hopping finance career, perhaps none has delivered a more enduring instruction than that which followed his very first hop. By his own account, after Ahuja had reached the summit of Novartis’s finance executive ranks in India, the drug giant invited him to occupy an…
Listen to the Episode Below (0:54:34)
Biotech’s Quest for Growth | Erin Golgan Sensei Bio
CFO GUEST: Erin Colgan of Sensei Bio
The Challenge of Keeping Customers Engaged | David Parsons, CFO, Zuto
CFO GUEST: David Parsons of Zuto
Advice for New CFOs | Michael Bannon, CFO, Typeform
914: My Side of the Valley | Michael Bannon, President and CFO, Typeform
When OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, recently announced that it would be opening its first office outside the U.S., few who were roaming the tech corridors of Silicon Valley likely were surprised that the generative AI company chose London for its new outpost. As a backdrop to the decision, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has…
Listen to the Episode Below (0:44:32)
912: Designing Your Operating Profile | Sapna Kapur, CFO, Sensor Tower
Among global management consulting firms, Boston Consulting Group—long recognized as one of the world’s top three “strategy houses” (along with McKinsey and Bain)—has remained an attractive early career chapter for many executives who wish to accelerate their learning by consulting to senior corporate leaders. Such was the path taken by Sapna Kapur, who in…
Listen to the Episode Below (1:04:19)
908: Back to School | John Rex, CFO (emeritus), Microsoft NA
As John Rex tells it, when he first arrived inside the finance function at Microsoft Corp. in 2007, one executive greeted him with “Hey, welcome to Microsoft—if you’re still here a year from now, let’s reconnect.” A senior finance hire with experience in manufacturing and consumer products at such companies as Novartis (3 years) and…
Listen to the Episode Below (1:10:15)
ON LOCATION: IMA 2023 with IMA CEO Mike DePrisco
Mike DePrisco is the new CEO of the IMA, taking over from Jeff Thompson who led the organization for nearly 15 years. The IMA recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and aims to support and optimize the accounting profession while helping individuals achieve their career aspirations. Mike DePrisco has a background in higher education and previously…
Listen to the Episode Below (0:27:14)
Franklin Chiang of Aeris Shares His 12-Mo Business Priorities, IMA 2023
907: Leaning In to Operations | Rick Rosenthal, CFO, CLARA Analytics
Rick Rosenthal had been working as an investment analyst at Bear Stearns for some 3 years when the bank became a casualty of the subprime mortgage crisis. He remembers sitting in front of his Bloomberg terminal in March 2008 and watching a news conference at which a Wall Street expert was assuring viewers that Bear…
Listen to the Episode Below (0:47:30)
Advice for New CFOs, A Book Pick, 12 Mo. Priorities | Taryn Aronson, CFO, Tovala
CFO GUEST: Taryn Aronson, CFO, Tovala