CPA leader takeaways: Listening, self-awareness, flipping the pyramid

A group of finance leaders took an inward focus at the recent Future of Finance Summit in Nashville, Tenn. They also explored their vision for the finance function out to 2030. The group focused on listening, self-awareness, and staff development, among other topics. This episode will be the first of several discussions from the summit, which brought together a range of corporate and not-for-profit executives.

The guests in this episode, in order of appearance, are:

• Tom Hood, CPA/CITP, CGMA, executive vice president of business engagement and growth for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants;
• Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CGMA, former AICPA board chair and the founder of KET Solutions;
• John Griffin, CPA, CGMA, senior vice president and controller for AARP;
• Calvin Harris, CPA, senior vice president of finance and CFO of the National Urban League.