Absolutely Insightful: 30 Forward-Looking Finance Leaders to Follow

What does the future hold for the office of finance? There’s no denying the department’s role in the organization is evolving and expanding. Finance leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to become trusted advisors, using data to influence crucial decisions that will guide their organizations.

It’s an exciting time. But with that opportunity comes an understandable amount of hesitation — even confusion. To fully take advantage of finance’s new role, finance leaders need to be well-informed and well-equipped.

In the next few weeks, we will ask some of the industry’s brightest experts to share their thoughts on what’s ahead, from artificial intelligence to automation. Follow these finance leaders on social media to get a head start on the conversation.

30 Forward-Looking Finance Leaders to Follow

	Michael Bayer, Chief Financial Officer, iZotope, Inc. Follow Michael: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Roelef Botha, Chief Financial Officer, Sequoia Capital Read This: Interview: Roelof Botha Follow Roelef: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Dave Chase, Managing Partner & CEO, Advanced CFO Read This: The Convergence of Finance and AI Follow Dave: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Sanford Cockrell III, Global Leader and U.S. National Managing Partner, CFO Program, Deloitte LLP Read This: Finance Organizations Mostly in Early Stages of Adopting New Technologies: CFO Signals Follow Sanford: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Cheryl Dalrymple, CFO, Confluent Read This: Startup CFO’s Mantra: People First, Finance Second Follow Cheryl: LinkedIn
	Steven Ehrenhalt, Partner, Global & U.S. Leader, Finance Transformation Practice, Deloitte Consulting Read This: Finance in a Digital World: It’s Crunch Time for CFOs Follow Steven: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Mike Gupta, Chief Financial Officer, Docker, Inc. Follow Mike: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Amy Hood, Executive Vice President & CFO, Microsoft Watch This: Modern Finance with Amy Hood & Christian Rast Follow Amy: LinkedIn
	Kelly Kramer, Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, Cisco Read This: Leading Business Transformation at the Speed of Tech: Kelly Kramer, Cisco CFO Follow Kelly: LinkedIn
	Colette Kress, EVP/CFO, NVIDIA Read This: Women in Tech: Colette Kress Follow Colette: LinkedIn
	Robert Kugel, SVP Business Research, Ventana Research Read This: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Business Applications Follow Robert: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Samantha Mansfield, Director of Professional Development & Community, CPA.com Follow Samantha: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Jack McCullough, Founder, The CFO Leadership Council Read This: Checkmate! Top Moves Every CFO Should Know Follow Jack: LinkedIn | Twitter
	James Myers, Founder & CEO, FP&A Strategy Consulting Read This: Successful CFOs Empower FP&A Teams to Be More Strategic Follow James: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Phil Morris, Chief Financial Officer UK & Ireland, Atalian Servest Read This: How FDs Can Help Develop an Effective M&A Strategy Follow Phil: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Ben Murray, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cartegraph Read This: SaaS Accounting Tips for Founders Follow Ben: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Elaine Paul, CFO, Hulu Read This: Hulu’s Elaine Paul on Advanced TV, the Changing Media Ecosystem and More Follow Elaine: Twitter | LinkedIn
	Kathleen Philips, CFO, Zillow Follow Kathleen: Twitter | LinkedIn
	Jay Roesch, Director of Finance, The Walt Disney Company Follow Jay: LinkedIn
	Melissa Rosenthal Executive Vice President at Cheddar Follow Melissa: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Vincent Ryan, Editor in Chief, CFO.com & CFO Magazine Read This: Late Shift: The 2017 Working Capital Scorecard Follow Vincent Ryan: LinkedIn | Twitter
	David Stack, Financial Advisor, Crayon.co Read This: A CFO’s Perspective on Company Culture Follow David: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Henri Steenkamp, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer & Secretary, Saratoga Read This: Missing Forecasts Is Better than Making Bad Decisions Follow Henri: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Jack Sweeney, Managing Director, Middle Market Media, LLC Read This: Finance Leaders Can Expand Their Role to Crush the Future of Finance Follow Jack: LinkedIn | Twitter
	John Taft, Vice Chairman, Baird Read This: The Next Generation Efficient Frontier: What Doing the Laundry Can Teach Us about Investing Follow John: LinkedIn
	Rick Telberg, President & CEO, Trendlines Research & Bay Street Group LLC Read This: The End of the Staff Shortage in Tax, Accounting & Finance? Follow Rick:  LinkedIn | Twitter
	Jeff Thomson, President & CEO, Institute of Management Accountants Read This: From Then ‘til Now: How Management Accounting Skills Have Changed Follow Jeff: LinkedIn | Twitter
	David H.W. Turner, Chief Financial Officer and Montvale Office Managing Principal, KPMG LLP Read This: KPMG LLP’s CFO: The High Value of Knowledge, Culture and Talent Follow David: LinkedIn
	Jennifer Warawa, EVP- Partners, Accounts & Alliances at Sage Read This: 'Must Have' Resources for Scaling Tech Companies Follow Jennifer: LinkedIn | Twitter
	Robin Washington, CFO, Gilead Sciences, Inc. This: Culture Shift Pictures & Stories: Robin Washington Follow Robin: LinkedIn

For more expert advice on the future of AI in finance, check out our resource on AI and Machine Learning in Finance, or our list of 8 A.I. and Finance Thought Leaders to Follow.