The Mind of the CFO: Becoming a Strategic Leader is designed to give finance executives a tactical perspective on their businesses, with particular attention given to leading strategically in today’s environment of rapid change and growing global opportunities. The program will also focus on mastering the latest developments in corporate finance. Upon completion, finance executives will have the capabilities to lead their organizations’ growth activities with strong financial discipline and extensive strategic insight.

Executives will learn to apply the latest finance and strategy concepts to issues that arise in the global business environment. They will return to the workplace with improved risk-management skills and the knowledge and tools to improve communication related to financial implications of strategies across their organizations.

Teams of two or more executives from the same firm are encouraged to attend.

• Senior finance executives of medium and large enterprises.
• Finance executives who participate in the strategy process in their firms.
• Finance executives moving from a functional position to a general management position.
• CFOs and Senior Vice Presidents of Finance in rapidly growing organizations.

Participants will:

• Become familiar with core concepts and frameworks that contribute to strategy making.
• Develop skills that will enable them to lead their organizations more effectively—with strategic insight and financial discipline.
• Explore models associated with successful business endurance.
• Evaluate their own companies relative to new business models and new opportunities.
• Identify and assess profitable business ventures.
• Learn to lead merger, acquisition, and alliance activities.
• Shape internal growth goals.
• CPE Credits: Upon completion of the program, a letter of verification can be provided, per your request, for you to file with your state for CPE credits.

• Building Organizational Capabilities for Competitive Advantage
• Choosing Appropriate Capital Structures
• Designing the Right Capital Budget Process
• Developing Strategies for Enterprise Transformation and Growth
• Industry and Competition Analysis in a Global Context
• Portfolio Analysis
• Strategy as Creating Options; Strategy as Commitment
• Understanding Firm Valuation Models
• Understanding Value Creation and Value Claiming Processes

• Chief Financial Officer
• VP Corporate Controller
• General Manager, Financial Services
• Director, Internal Audit
• Senior Vice President, Finance
• Director of Finance

Kenneth M. Eades
Professor of Business Administration, The Darden School, University of Virginia.

S. Venkataraman
MasterCard Professor of Business Administration and Research Director, The Batten Institute, The Darden School, University of Virginia.

June A. West
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, The Darden School, University of Virginia.