A chief financial officer (CFO),also known as a treasurer,is an officer of a company or organization who is assigned the primary responsibility for making decisions for the company for projects and its finances . The CFO thus has ultimate authority over the finance unit and is the chief financial spokesperson for the organization.
Harry Max Markowitz was an American economist who received the 1989 John von Neumann Theory Prize and the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Roger G. Ibbotson is Professor Emeritus in Practice of Finance at the Yale School of Management. He is also chairman of Zebra Capital Management LLC. He has written extensively on capital market returns,cost of capital,and international investment. He is the founder,advisor,and former chairman of Ibbotson Associates,now a Morningstar Company. He has written numerous books and articles including Stocks,Bonds,Bills,and Inflation with Rex Sinquefield,which serves as a standard reference for information and capital market returns.
The chief risk officer (CRO),chief risk management officer (CRMO),or chief risk and compliance officer (CRCO) of a firm or corporation is the executive accountable for enabling the efficient and effective governance of significant risks,and related opportunities,to a business and its various segments. Risks are commonly categorized as strategic,reputational,operational,financial,or compliance-related. CROs are accountable to the Executive Committee and The Board for enabling the business to balance risk and reward. In more complex organizations,they are generally responsible for coordinating the organization's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) approach. The CRO is responsible for assessing and mitigating significant competitive,regulatory,and technological threats to a firm's capital and earnings. The CRO roles and responsibilities vary depending on the size of the organization and industry. The CRO works to ensure that the firm is compliant with government regulations,such as Sarbanes–Oxley,and reviews factors that could negatively affect investments. Typically,the CRO is responsible for the firm's risk management operations,including managing,identifying,evaluating,reporting and overseeing the firm's risks externally and internally to the organization and works diligently with senior management such as chief executive officer and chief financial officer.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a professional association of approximately 19,000 state,provincial,and local government finance officers in the United States and Canada. GFOA is headquartered in downtown Chicago.
Business International Corporation (BI) was a publishing and advisory firm dedicated to assisting American companies in operating abroad. It was founded in 1953. It organized conferences,and worked with major corporations. Former president Barack Obama worked there as a financial researcher after graduating from Columbia University. In 1986,Business International was acquired by the Economist Group in London,and it eventually merged with the Economist Intelligence Unit. Business International was linked to the Central Intelligence Agency.
Steven C. Preston is the president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. He formerly served as the 14th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2008 to 2009 and the 22nd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2006 until his appointment as HUD Secretary. Before entering public service,Preston spent nearly 25 years in financial and operational leadership positions in the private sector.
Paul N. Saleh is an American business executive having served as CEO of the Atos Group from January to July 2024,after serving as CFO for the same group. Previously was president and chief executive officer for Gainwell Technologies. Mr. Saleh is currently a board member of Anterix. Mr Saleh also served as board member of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation,American Football Coaches Foundation and Perspecta Inc. In May 2012 Mr. Saleh was named CSC's Chief Financial Officer. In November 2010 Mr. Saleh was named Gannett's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Saleh served as the chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president for Nextel Communications. He later served as interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Sprint Nextel Corporation in late 2007 and as the company's CFO from 2001 to 2008.
James Lam is a leading expert in the field of risk management,recognized as a corporate director,management consultant,best-selling author,and keynote speaker. As the founder and President of James Lam &Associates,a prominent risk management consulting firm established in early 2002,he has made significant contributions to the field. Currently,Lam serves as chair of the risk oversight committee and a member of the audit committee on the board of E*TRADE Financial Corporation,playing an important role in shaping governance practices. He also acts as an independent director and chair of the audit committee of RiskLens,Inc,further solidifying his influence in enhancing risk management strategies across various fields and industries.
James B. Lockhart III is an American U.S. Navy officer,business executive,and,since September 2009,Vice Chairman of WL Ross &Co,which manages $9 billion of private equity investments,a hedge fund and a Mortgage Recovery Fund. It is a subsidiary of Invesco,a Fortune 500 investment management firm. He coordinates WL Ross's investments in financial services firms and mortgages. Lockhart serves co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings.
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses and by assisting in the economic recovery of communities after disasters." The agency's activities have been summarized as the "3 Cs" of capital,contracts and counseling.
Karen Gordon Mills is an American businessperson and former government official who served as the 23rd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She was nominated by President-elect Barack Obama on December 19,2008,confirmed unanimously by the Senate on April 2,2009,and sworn in on April 6,2009. During her tenure,her office was elevated to the rank of Cabinet-level officer,expanding her power on policy decisions and granting her inclusion in the President's cabinet meetings. On February 11,2013,she announced her resignation as Administrator and left the post on September 1,2013.
Nancy Killefer is an American government consultant and political figure. She was nominated for the Chief Performance Officer position in the Obama administration in 2009. In 2005 the District of Columbia government had filed a more than $900 tax lien on her home for failure to pay state unemployment tax on household help. She resolved the matter five months after the lien was filed. Killefer withdrew her nomination as CPO on February 3,2009. In March 2020,she joined Facebook and was appointed to the Board of Directors.
Jovita Carranza is an American businesswoman who served as the 26th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2020 to 2021,having previously served as the 44th Treasurer of the United States from 2017 to 2020. She was appointed to both roles by President Donald Trump. Before that she served as the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration from December 2006 to January 2009. Appointed by President George W. Bush,Carranza was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to her first appointment to the SBA,Carranza served as Vice President of Air Operations for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its facility in Louisville,Kentucky.
David Alan Viniar was the CFO and executive vice president at Goldman Sachs from 1999 until January 31,2013. He is currently on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs.
Allan Golston is the president of the United States Program at the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation. He leads the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation's five areas of strategy,policy and advocacy,and operations of a $600 million domestic program with $3.8 billion portfolio under management:K-12 Education,Post-Secondary Education,Technology Access,Special Initiatives,and Family Homelessness,Early Childhood Learning,and Community Grants in Washington State.
Ruth Porat is a British–American business executive who is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google,LLC and prior to that was Chief Financial Officer of the same companies from 2015 to 2024. Prior to joining Google,Porat was the Executive Vice President &Chief Financial Officer of Morgan Stanley from January 2010 to May 2015.
Reval is a software company. Reval’s cloud-based software provides clients with tools to manage cash and financial risks. The company is headquartered in New York City with regional offices in EMEA and APAC. Reval is led by CEO,chairman,and co-founder Jiro Okochi.
Allen Morris Thomas is an American politician. He was appointed on December 6,2021 by President Biden and the White House as Regional Administrator for the Southeast Region of the United States Small Business Administration.
