Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

The center of gravity for jobs, wealth, and market opportunities is moving, disrupting the world economic order as we have known it. They are fiercely focused on operations, because they know that's how money is made or lost. As Keith Sherin, GE's chief financial officer, explained, "This is where the growth is.

Globalization 15

Globalization Chief Financial Officer Class Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

The center of gravity for jobs, wealth, and market opportunities is moving, disrupting the world economic order as we have known it. They are fiercely focused on operations, because they know that's how money is made or lost. As Keith Sherin, GE's chief financial officer, explained, "This is where the growth is.

Globalization 8

Globalization Chief Financial Officer Class Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

We operate in a business landscape driven by an obsession with youth. And federal age discrimination actions filed annually increased 66% between 1999 and 2011. The organizational "geography" also matters — chief marketing officer versus chief financial officer. I should know.

COO 14

COO Chief Financial Officer Telecommunications Technology 14