How to Master Financial Leadership Across Industries with Madhu Jagannathan

CFO Weekly

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Madhu Jagannathan, Chief Financial Officer at Lob, joins Megan Weis to share his lessons from Lob, INRIX, and ChefSteps and the evolving skill sets required for CFOs to successfully navigate financial leadership across different industries. He discusses building and managing diverse teams, collaboration between finance and other departments, lessons from outsourcing and offshoring, and the evolving role of the CFO.

Madhu is an experienced professional with over 20 years of success in strategic planning, financial management, and investor relations. His impressive background includes roles as CFO at INRIX and ChefSteps, Director of Finance at Qumulo, Revenue FP&A Lead at Dropbox, and Group Finance Manager at Microsoft. Known for his strong leadership skills, Madhu excels at building and guiding diverse teams to achieve outstanding results.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to adapt your leadership style to different industries
• The role of technology in driving financial performance and operational efficiency
• Balancing growth with maintaining financial discipline and long-term sustainability
• Key tips for seamless outsourcing and offshoring success
• Emerging trends that will impact the CFO role in the next five years

Learn more about Madhu:

• Madhu Jagannathan on LinkedIn
• Lob Website

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• Personiv's Website
• Personiv on LinkedIn
• Personiv on Facebook
• Personiv on Twitter

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