The 6 a.m. CFO: How Klaviyo’s Amanda Whalen starts her day

Whalen shares her meeting strategies, why top finance leaders are like dolphins and her passion for music, especially as a devoted Swiftie.

By CFO.com Editorial Staff • June 24, 2025

Former Loretto Hospital CFO faces new charges, now a $900M COVID fraud case

Anosh Ahmed, the former CFO of Chicago’s Loretto Hospital who was charged with embezzlement in 2024, is facing new federal charges that accuse him of nearly a billion dollars of attempted fraud.

By Adam Zaki • June 20, 2025

CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 20

Vodafone appoints a Microsoft exec as CFO, Yum Brands promotes its chief financial officer to CEO and Sonoco names a new finance chief.

By Lauren Muskett • June 20, 2025

TreviPay’s Joel Campbell on the path from treasury to CFO

Joel Campbell, CFO of Kansas-based B2B payments company TreviPay, talks about the evolving role of the finance chief, managing risk and the state of CPA licensure.

By Dan Niepow • June 16, 2025

CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 13

Paramount's CFO is heading to Roblox as its new finance head, Texas Roadhouse's CFO left the company and Vera Bradley shakes up its leadership team. 

By Lauren Muskett • June 13, 2025

Metallicus CFO Irina Berkon on why compliance is crypto’s next frontier

As regulators catch up to crypto, Berkon says trust and transparency are becoming competitive advantages.

By Adam Zaki • June 12, 2025

What CFOs should take away from the Ames v. Ohio decision

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling eliminates the concept of reverse discrimination and changes how majority-group status is treated in bias claims.

By Adam Zaki • June 10, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery CFO to head cable division in planned split

The media giant plans to divide itself into two publicly traded companies, one overseeing streaming and the other overseeing cable networks.

By Dan Niepow • June 9, 2025

CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 6

Grant Thornton appoints a new finance chief, HelloFresh's CFO will step down later this year and Bill hires a PayPal exec as CFO. 

By Lauren Muskett • June 6, 2025

Feds arrest freight forwarder CFO in alleged scheme to avoid customs duties, launder millions

Sport LA CFO Ralph Olarte is accused of bribing public officials and Mexican drug cartels with laundered money to avoid paying import taxes on billions of dollars worth of goods.

By Adam Zaki • June 5, 2025

How Keurig Dr Pepper’s CFO works as the company’s ‘co-pilot’

Sudhanshu Priyadarshi discusses scaling digital tools in finance, navigating trade volatility and balancing global leadership with fatherhood.

By Adam Zaki • June 5, 2025

The 6 a.m. CFO: How Rimini Street’s Michael Perica starts his day

Perica discusses the importance of adaptability, his lifelong hobby of cars and how a good morning includes Taylor Swift sing-alongs with his daughter.

By CFO.com Editorial Staff • June 5, 2025

70% of companies now cover GLP-1s for weight loss

Although coverage restrictions remain in place, the trendiness of weight loss drugs may be creating a growing cost concern for CFOs.

By Adam Zaki • June 4, 2025

Many Americans unlikely to quit over RTO mandates

More than half of respondents in a recent survey by recruiting firm Randstad said they won’t leave their jobs if asked to return to the office at least three days a week.

By Dan Niepow • June 4, 2025

How American Cancer Society CFO Kael Reicin moves strategy up the ladder

Reicin, who is also chief strategy officer, discusses his nonprofit leadership role, the importance of measuring impact and what it takes to be an effective CFO.

By Sandra Beckwith • June 3, 2025

CFOs On the Move: Week ending May 30

Vertiv’s CFO announces his retirement, Athenahealth names a former CVS exec as finance chief and Hillenbrand’s CFO heads to Elanco. 

By Lauren Muskett • May 30, 2025

Why Trintech’s CFO still values his CPA license after 30 years

Omar Choucair discusses the importance of maintaining his CPA license, the differences between being a CFO in public ownership and private equity and the changing communication demands of a CFO. 

By Adam Zaki • May 29, 2025

Gartner CFO conference reveals shifting tech priorities for finance

This week’s Gartner CFO conference offered insight on the changing duties of finance leaders, including revamping the ERP change approach, tips for practical AI adoption and data myths.

By Adam Zaki • May 22, 2025

CFOs On the Move: Week ending May 22

Extra Space Storage promotes an insider to CFO, B. Riley Financial names a turnaround specialist as CFO and ​​Paramount Group appoints a new CFO. 

By Lauren Muskett • May 22, 2025

The 6 a.m. CFO: How Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Bob Mermelstein starts his day

Mermelstein discusses being a storyteller, the importance of giving your team room to grow and what he listens to on his commute. 

By CFO.com Editorial Staff • May 22, 2025

How Quizlet’s CFO is driving growth in the ‘freemium’ market

Ismail Orujov shares how he is using his self-built finance team and functions to help continue organizational growth in a space growing with competition.

By Adam Zaki • May 21, 2025

How KPMG is using AI to revamp their audit practice

Audit CTO and global solutions group leader Thomas Mackenzie explains how technology is reshaping audit quality, talent and regulatory strategy.

By Adam Zaki • May 16, 2025

CFOs On the Move: Week ending May 16

Cisco promoted its chief strategy officer to CFO, Entegris named Chewy’s CFO as its new CEO and Universal Music appointed a former Verizon CFO as finance chief. 

By Lauren Muskett • May 16, 2025

How Rydoo’s CFO is navigating the post-startup growth process

Aidana Zhakupbekova shares insights on scaling startups, the importance of strategic delegation and finance team empowerment.

By Adam Zaki • May 15, 2025

Only 51% of finance leaders say new grads are job-ready

According to OneStream data, the growing AI skills gap is affecting workforce readiness, with young men and women taking vastly different approaches to new technology. 

By Adam Zaki • May 13, 2025