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Building High Performance Finance Teams by The San Francisco CFO Leadership Council
Building High Performance Finance Teams
hosted by
The San Francisco CFO Leadership Council
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM Networking | 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM Program
Panelists Include:
Program Description
Today’s CFOs face an environment of increased competition, heightened speed of change and increased expectations from key stakeholders to drive improved performance. At the same time, CFOs are being asked to do more with less. To succeed today, CFOs need to create an agile, service-oriented, value-creation organization.
The CFOs who will succeed in this environment will be those who grasp the evolving finance skills they will need to drive value for the overall organization while understanding how they will optimize the finance resources they have.
Engage with a panel of CFOs and other advisors who will share their perspectives and strategies CFOs can apply to build high performance finance teams. Key discussion topics will include:
Learning Objectives
- How do CFOs create an effective business partnering culture between their finance team and other functions that finance supports?
- What critical competencies are required to create a finance team that can support the new demands of finance? What changes to finance’s organizational structure should be considered?
- What strategies can one apply to shape and evolve their existing team while ‘keeping the lights on”?
- How can CFOs leverage technology to create finance efficiencies and redeploy their team to higher value-added roles?
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Registration
All current CFO Leadership Council members may attend this program for free. Non-member senior financial executives who are CFOs, Vice Presidents of Finance, Directors of Finance and Controllers (or the like) are welcome to attend this program for $65.
Please note that service providers or any executives who are not senior financial executives (CFOs, Vice Presidents of Finance, Controllers, Directors of Finance, etc.) cannot attend this event. The CFO Leadership Council reserves the right to decline any registration.
More Information
For more information about this program or The CFO Leadership Council, please contact Jack McCullough, Founder, The CFO Leadership Council, at
Cancellation Policy
If you would like to cancel your ticket or request a refund, please contact Stacy Hall at email above. Refunds are available up to 48 hours prior to the program.
The CFO Leadership Council is registered with the National Association of State Boards-of-Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors (Sponsor ID 109063). State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Website:
About our speakers coming soon!
Apurva Desai, CFO, Vuclip Inc
Apurva Desai is the CFO of Vuclip Inc., a leading global technology-driven media company delivering on demand entertainment to emerging markets including India, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Previously, Apurva has held senior finance leadership roles at Glu Mobile, Yahoo!, and Intel. Apurva has managed global finance, operations, legal and HR teams in Silicon Valley, New York, India, China, London, and Singapore.
Jennifer A. McFarlane, Formerly CFO, NEXTracker
Jennifer McFarlane is a veteran CFO at both public and venture-backed companies, board director and investment banker.
Ms McFarlane mostly recently completed a CFO role at NEXTracker, following its acquisition by Flex, where she strengthened the finance function, rebuilt the team and supported its rapid expansion into emerging markets. Prior CFO roles include at LanzaTech, a leading venture-backed biofuels company, where she built up a global finance team, introduced its ERP system, and supported capital raisings as well as an acquisition. Jennifer was also CFO at Zyomyx, a venture backed med-dx company; CEO at Astia, a tech accelerator, and an Executive Director in Finance of Southern Pacific Petroleum, an Australian-listed and NASDAQ-quoted company.
Ms McFarlane is currently on the boards of BioGill, a venture-backed water company, and two non-profits. While an investment banker, Ms McFarlane closed over 15 M&A/Strategic deals and $600M+ in financings. She was a member of YPO and was awarded the Centenary Medal by the Prime Minister of Australia. Ms McFarlane earned an MBA from Stanford and LLB / BSc from the University of NSW.
Jilbert Washten, Chief Financial Officer, Attivo Networks
Jilbert Washten is Attivo Networks Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for all financial aspects of the company including negotiations in acquisitions on both the buyer and seller sides of transactions and the management of all of the company’s financial operations. He brings over 20 years of broad-based experience in finance and corporate accounting.
Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Ascentis Corporation, where he played a key role in the company’s rapid growth and successful sale to Summit Partners. Jilbert also served as Vice President of Finance for Cloudmark, Inc, a once privately held venture-backed messaging security company, which recently sold to Proofpoint, Inc. Prior to Cloudmark, he held various finance leadership positions in high technology and managed service provider companies.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo, with an emphasis in Economics and International Management.
Leah Hoffman, Area Vice President, Randstad Professionals
Leah Hoffman is an Area Vice President with Randstad Professionals. She has managed Bay Area teams in the professional staffing services industry for more than a decade and has been recognized internationally as a top producer in her field. Leah has called the Bay Area home since 2001 and has enjoyed creating lasting business partnerships in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and the surrounding areas. Leah holds a JD and a BA in Anthropology. She enjoys world travel and scuba diving.
