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158. Seven mindsets and practices for new CFOs

Inside the Strategy Room

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The Trends in CFO Transitions

Christian: Lauren, you became CFO at Fair about two and a half years ago after heading up finance and online retail company, Fanatics. How did those two transitions compare for you? Lauren: I had a fairly untraditional path to my first CFO role, which was at Fanatics back in 2015. My route included investment banking, equity capital markets, equity research, stints as an investor and in multiple stints asAn operator. The one common thread for me though was sector. And that's where I was building expertise. Christian: What would you say were the highlights of your research on CFO transitions?Lauren: Average 10 years of CFOs are declining

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