VideoAnd in the end, it's that ability to probe basic assumptions and adapt to new challenges that helps most CFOs keep their jobs. Should Morningstar go public, Mansueto says the board would no doubt support Boudos. "Martha would be a great public-company CFO," he says. "She's got a track record now."
| Bucking Convention Where some nontraditional CFOs started | ||
| CFO (date appoint.) | Company | Career Path |
| Susan Decker (6/00) | Yahoo | Was global head of research at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (had been at DLJ since 1986) |
| Thomas DeRosa (9/02) | Rouse | Was global co-head of Deutsche Bank's health-care investment-banking group. |
| Edward Harding (7/93) | SPSS | Was SVP of business development at SPSS; previously a product manager; has a PhD in political science. |
| Cynthia Niekamp (4/03) | MeadWestvaco | Was VP for corporate strategy at MeadWestvaco; formerly an engineer and manager at General Motors and TRW. |
| Source: Company Websites | ||
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