The Shifting Role of the CFO

Harvard Business Review · Oct 18, 2026 · 2m

The Evolving Role of the CFO

24 Oct 2025

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Today’s CFO has to do more than manage the bottom line. They must champion innovation—and prevent costly tech distractions. In our latest Executive Agenda, Levi Strauss & Co.’s CFO Harmit Singh and HBS professor Mihir Desai reveal how the role is changing. Subscribe to HBR Executive to learn more: https://s.hbr.org/4kbybkB

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