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CFO to CEO: Lean Into the Unfamiliar

CFO to CEO: Lean Into the Unfamiliar

CFOs face the toughest odds of outperforming as CEOs because they often focus on profitability at the expense of revenue growth.

By Claudius A. Hildebrand, Jenna Bayard, and Joel von Ranson | July 22, 2022

What Do CEOs Want From Their CFOs?

What Do CEOs Want From Their CFOs?

Here are five ways that chief financial officers can meet the wish lists of today’s chief executive officers.

By Didi Gurfinkel | July 8, 2022

What the C-Suite Is Saying About Bitcoin

What the C-Suite Is Saying About Bitcoin

On first-quarter earnings calls, CFOs and CEOs revealed their attitudes about and approaches to cryptocurrencies.

By Vincent Ryan | May 10, 2021

Do CEOs Have an Economic Crystal Ball?

Do CEOs Have an Economic Crystal Ball?

Watch out: Chief executives have long had an uncanny knack for predicting how the economy will fare in the next year — and for 2020, their outlook is dark.

By David McCann | January 29, 2020

CEO Pay Is Higher When the CFO Is Newly Hired

CEO Pay Is Higher When the CFO Is Newly Hired

Research suggests finance chiefs are prone in early years on the job to "manage earnings," perhaps because of compensation-motivated pressure from the boss.

By David McCann | December 9, 2019

BlackRock Tightens Standards for CEOs

Risk & Compliance

BlackRock Tightens Standards for CEOs

The company has been voting against CEOs who serve on too many boards as it backs investment stewardship.

By Lauren Muskett | August 27, 2019

#CFOMustRead: CFO 2.0, Fearful CEOs

Workplace Issues

#CFOMustRead: CFO 2.0, Fearful CEOs

Two compelling articles about the top two spots on the team.

By Vincent Ryan | March 3, 2015