AI and the CFO: Financial leadership in the AI era
Artificial intelligence has become critical to core financial and operating processes, allowing leaders to architect systems of decision-making, productivity and governance....
Salvatore Cantale is Professor of Finance at IMD. His major research and consulting interests are in value creation, valuation, and the way in which corporations structure liabilities and choose financing options. Additionally, he is interested in the relation between finance and leadership, and in the leadership role of the finance function. He directs the Finance for Boards, Business Finance, and the Strategic Finance programs as well as the Driving Sustainability from the Boardroom program and the newly designed Bank Governance program.
March 25, 2026 • by Salvatore Cantale, Konstantinos Trantopoulos , Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 12 min read
Artificial intelligence has become critical to core financial and operating processes, allowing leaders to architect systems of decision-making, productivity and governance....
January 7, 2026 • by Salvatore Cantale in CFO Horizons • 4 min read
At critical moments that can shape a company’s long-term future, the balance of CEO ambition, CFO vigilance, and board oversight can determine success or failure. IMD’s Salvatore Cantale outlines how CFOs can...
November 6, 2025 • by Salvatore Cantale in Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read
n the second article for CFOs, Salvatore Cantale explores how finance leaders can help redefine output, workforce design, and performance measurement in an AI-enabled enterprise. ...
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