Cfo Thought Leader

Recent Episodes

1. 1202: Allocating Capital in an Age of AI | Samantha Greenberg, CFO, AlphaSense

   Aug 3, 2026

   Samantha Greenberg, CFO of AlphaSense, discusses her 18-year career as a technology investor across Goldman Sachs, Paulson & Co, and her own hedge fund before transitioning to operating finance in 2021. She explores how capital allocation discipline from investing translates to CFO decision-making in rapidly scaling AI companies, and addresses the tension between rigor and velocity when companies grow 40%+ annually. Greenberg shares frameworks for allocating capital, measuring AI agent ROI, and driving operational maturity through forecasting transformation and systems implementation.

2. 1201: From Bitcoin Infrastructure to the AI Power Economy | Gary Vecchiarelli, CFO, CleanSpark

   Jul 27, 2026

   Gary Vecchiarelli, CFO and President of CleanSpark, discusses his 25-year career spanning public accounting, pharmaceuticals, gaming, medical devices, and bitcoin mining/AI data centers. He shares lessons from early mentorship through his first CFO role at a small gaming company, painful financing decisions that taught him the value of optionality, and CleanSpark's recent transformative $6.6B deal to build AI data centers on bitcoin mining infrastructure—scaling the company from $4M to $4B market cap in four years.

3. 1200: When Finance Owns the Future | Mark Khavkin, CFO, Rula

   Jul 20, 2026

   Mark Khavkin, CFO of Rula, discusses how finance leaders can create value by influencing decisions before they're made rather than simply explaining results afterward. He explores Rula's three-sided marketplace model connecting patients with mental health providers and insurance companies, emphasizing mission-driven growth and outcome measurement. Khavkin shares his perspective on AI's potential—not primarily for cost savings, but for enabling organizations to do work they couldn't do before—and reflects on his career evolution from private equity to CFO roles at eBay, Upwork, and Pantheon.

4. 1199: The CFO’s Biggest Challenge Isn’t AI—It’s Leading Through It | John Kinzer (Interim CFO), OneStream

   Jul 15, 2026

5. 1198: Building Long-Term Value Starts With Better Capital Allocation | Shane Hostetter, CFO, Chemours

   Jul 13, 2026

6. 1197: The CFO Who Learned Finance by Owning Sales | Sinohe Terrero, CFO, Envoy

   Jul 6, 2026

7. 1196: Your Next Finance Hire Should Think Like a Founder | Martino Cadoni, CFO, DeepL

   Jun 29, 2026

8. 1195: When Finance is at the Center of the AI Code Revolution | Jean Compeau, CFO, Sonar

   Jun 24, 2026

9. 1194: Why Curiosity Creates Better Finance Leaders | Stacey Jenkins, CFO, Aerotek

   Jun 22, 2026

10. 1193: Building Finance Functions That Shape Outcomes | Jesse Waldron, CFO, Thyme Care

    Jun 17, 2026