Chief Financial Officer - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2016 (Revised October 2016)
Technical Note

The Role of the Chief Financial Officer

By: C. Fritz Foley and Michael Lemm

This note profiles the role of the modern chief financial officer (CFO). It presents insights based on a variety of surveys and descriptions of HBS graduates who hold or have held the CFO role. Although the role varies significantly from one organization to another,... View Details

Keywords: CFO; Chief Financial Officer; Corporate Finance; Finance

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information From the Chief Financial Officer For Harvard Business School, fiscal 2023 marked a... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information From the Chief Financial Officer After a year and a half of disruption caused by... View Details

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Chief Sustainability Officer Panel

As organizations continue to formalize their commitment to the environment through ESG efforts, the opportunities for MBAs to meaningfully contribute to this field continue to grow and evolve. Leadership roles often filled by MBAs include Chief Sustainability Officer... View Details

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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024

From the Chief Financial Officer Harvard Business School’s economic model performed well in fiscal 2024, delivering a healthy operating surplus on investments in our core... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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Kenny Appointed Chief Marketing Officer

Brian Kenny, who has nearly twenty years of experience in marketing and communications at universities and firms such as Monitor, Genuity, and Arthur D. Little, has been named chief marketing and communications View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

28 May 2020
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Zoom's First Chief Diversity Officer

09 May 2013
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Amy Hood to take on chief financial officer role at Microsoft

Keywords: Microsoft; Skype; Yammer; Windows 8; Management; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

12 Jun 2014
Working Paper Summaries

The Triumph of the Humble Chief Risk Officer

Keywords: by Anette Mikes

29 Nov 2021
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HBS Appoints Elizabeth Clark Chief Information Officer

April 22, 2021
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The CFO's Role in Capability Building

By: Rawi Abdelal, Kevin Carmody, Meagan Hill and William J. Pearson

Keywords: Chief Financial Officer; Capabilities; Organizations; Competency and Skills; Finance; Leadership

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13 Sep 2023
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How the Best Chief Data Officers Create Value

November 2, 2012
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America Needs a Chief Strategy Officer

By: Andy Zelleke and Justin Talbot Zorn

The White House needs someone to look beyond the crisis of the day and focus on the United States' role in the world. View Details

Keywords: International Relations; Government Administration; Management Teams; United States

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September 13, 2023
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How the Best Chief Data Officers Create Value

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Robin Seibert

Despite the rapidly increasing prominence of data and analytics functions, the majority of chief data officers (CDOs) fail to value and price the business outcomes created by their data and analytics capabilities. It comes as no surprise then that many CDOs fall behind... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Analytics and Data Science; Measurement and Metrics; Leadership

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