Oct. 13, 2026
I used the example before that the CEO is the captain of the ship and that the CFO is a navigator. The reason in a board of directors that the CFO voice is important is because usually the rest of the people on the board are a bunch of captains. They all have an idea of where they want to see the company go, but they often don’t have the plan of how to get there.
The CFO voice is that which provides the plan of how we’re going to get to the destination we want to.