Schooled in M&A When Whirlpool CFO Jim Peters joined the company at the director level 15 years ago, he was thrust into the thick of a pivotal M&A deal that also wound up generating …
Main Content
468: A Cross-Functional Black Belt | Justin Spencer, CFO, Vocera Communications
A Cross-Functional Black Belt Vocera Communications CFO Justin Spencer’s strategic-finance breakthrough had little to do with corporate finance and everything to do with the drivers of strategic …
467: The Exponential Value of Saying, “Thank You!” | Elena Gomez, CFO, Zendesk
Zendesk CFO Elena Gomez followed up a top-notch education (a degree from UC–Berkeley’s Haas School of Business) with a series of finance executive positions within some highly impressive …
466: Energizing the Realm of Early-Stage Pharma | Jeffrey Farrow, CFO, Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT)
An Early Dose of Pharma Start-Up Experience When Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) CFO Jeffrey Farrow says that he took the corporate-finance career path less traveled, he really means it. As an …
465: Catching the Next Wave, Again and Again | Steve Cakebread, CFO, Yext
A Humble Take on a Hall-of-Fame Career Yext CFO Steve Cakebread’s resume is extraordinary, given the preeminent companies he’s worked for (HP, Silicon Graphics, Autodesk, Salesforce.com, Pandora, …
Continue Reading about 465: Catching the Next Wave, Again and Again | Steve Cakebread, CFO, Yext →
464: Shortening Your Customer’s Time to Value | Gordy Brooks, CFO, FinancialForce
Problem-Solving Strengthens the CEO–CFO Partnership One of FinancialForce CFO Gordy Brooks’s most valuable early career-building experiences began by butting heads with his CEO. The chief executive …