The CFO Leadership Council announces our 11th annual conference, A New Hope, set for June 7-9, 2021!  A collaboration with MIT Executive Education, this virtual 3-day experience will bring our rich eminent programming right to you in even more unique ways.  Connect and reach further alongside 750+ of your peers across North America. Designed to elevate CFOs: Move from mute to accelerate Adapt & respond to this new reality Seize new growth opportunities Adopt that innovative “art of the possible” mindset Find a path forward! A New Hope ~ this year's theme Although CFOs have a new hope, they face

Best Non-Profit CFOs In 2020 Honoring some of the best finance chiefs in the game. Jack McCullough, President & Founder, CFO Leadership Council weighs in.  Jack is a Senior Contributor to Forbes CFO Network.  His recent interviews are below. Today I conclude my series honoring the top CFOs of 2020 with two leaders from the non-profit sector. 2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenges for CFOs and their teams, and many of the world’s non-profits proved their resilience at a time when the world most needed them. Today I will recognize Pat Keel, the CFO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude) and Debra Shoaf,

How Two Public Company CFOs Guided Their Businesses Through 2020 Honoring some of the best finance chiefs in the game. Jack McCullough, President & Founder, CFO Leadership Council weighs in.  Jack is a Senior Contributor to Forbes CFO Network.  An excerpt of his recent interviews are below. This week I am honoring six chief financial officers who made amazing contributions to their organizations’ successes in 2020. Like the rest of us, chief financial officers were challenged in 2020 as never before, and they more than rose to the occasion, helping to guide their organizations to unprecedented heights in some cases. Today’s focus

Best Private Company CFOs Of 2020 Honoring some of the best finance chiefs in the game. Jack McCullough, President & Founder, CFO Leadership Council weighs in.  Jack is a Senior Contributor to Forbes CFO Network.  An excerpt is below. Chief financial officers performed admirably during 2020. Whether it was partnering with chief executive officers to develop new business models, being the lead communicator to employees and investors alike, providing a reassuring voice to customers, or finding a financial solution to a seemingly unsolvable financial crisis, CFOs stepped up and proved their mettle. I want to acknowledge their accomplishments by honoring some of

CFO Priorities For 2021...And Beyond CFOs and their teams have no shortage of challenges and opportunities in 2021. Jack McCullough, President & Founder, CFO Leadership Council weighs in.   Jack is a Senior Contributor to Forbes CFO Network.  An excerpt is below. One of the primary lessons for all executives from this last tumultuous year was that they cannot control or even predict certain outside events. The best CFOs can do is to create flexible business models that can react quickly and decisively if conditions deteriorate, while also being able to capitalize aggressively on opportunities as they emerge. In my role as