The Emerging CFO: Strategic Financial Leadership Program
Guide your organization through growth with innovative CFO training that blends financial expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership skills during two, non-consecutive, one-week modules on Stanford’s campus.
Today’s global CFOs need to think beyond finance to embrace big-picture, organization-wide concerns. Learn how to make better strategic decisions, build partnerships with key stakeholders, and develop a more effective leadership style. Gain the skills and confidence to lead your organization through globalization and growth.
Key Benefits
Develop strategic skills in the context of financial leadership and develop long-term vision and strategy frameworks.
Transition from information provider to strategic partner and improve negotiation, conflict management, and communication skills.
Learn new techniques and methodologies related to finance, strategy, and leadership and gain a better understanding of current trends in finance.
Senior finance executives with at least 10 years of work experience, at least seven years of financial management experience, and a high level of managerial responsibility within their organizations — from any size company, any industry, and any country
Examples of appropriate functions and titles: chief financial officer, treasurer, controller, vice president of finance, and other senior-level financial positions
This program is delivered in two one-week modules on the Stanford campus:
Module 1: February 21, 2027 – February 26, 2027 (In Person)
Module 2: April 11, 2027 – April 16, 2027 (In Person)
Learning in Action
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The program focuses on the personal development and growth needed to shift your mindset and elevate everything you know to the next level. It’s a game changer.
Anna Kurylenko
Head of Finance
Readdle
Meet the Faculty Leadership
This program is developed by Amit Seru and taught by a team of tenured, strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields. Together, they bring cutting-edge research, thought leadership, and experiential learning to your program experience.
Amit Seru
The Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance
Director, The Emerging CFO: Strategic Financial Leadership Program
Earn Your Certificate
Upon successful completion of The Emerging CFO: Strategic Financial Leadership Program, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in recognition of your achievement and the investment you have made in your education and professional development.
