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BLOG | NOVEMBER 12, 2024

5 Pieces of Advice for New C-Level Executives

BLOG | NOVEMBER 12, 2024

5 Pieces of Advice for New C-Level Executives

Accepting a C-level role is a significant milestone in any executive's career, bringing with it both exciting opportunities and considerable challenges. To shed light on this critical transition, we reached out to members of Evanta’s C-level communities for their best advice to guide new executives toward success. Here are 5 themes that emerged from their responses.
LEADERSHIP PROFILE | NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Alan Tachikawa's Path to CFO at Aflac Global Investments

LEADERSHIP PROFILE | NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Alan Tachikawa's Path to CFO at Aflac Global Investments

Alan Tachikawa, CFO at Aflac Global Investments, has had a remarkable career journey and his diverse experiences have significantly shaped his approach to leadership and decision-making. In this article, Alan discusses the greatest advice he’s received from insightful leaders, his leadership philosophy, approach to finance transformation, and how he stays “ahead of the curve” in the evolving business landscape.
BLOG | OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Value of C-level Connections for Evanta Members

BLOG | OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Value of C-level Connections for Evanta Members

At Evanta, we recognize that building and nurturing C-level peer connections is essential for driving innovative ideas, validating strategies, and solving critical business challenges. In this installment of our blog series, we delve into the value of connections within Evanta’s communities and how these relationships enhance both personal and organizational success.
BLOG | OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Most Anticipated Sessions at Evanta’s Upcoming CFO Gatherings

BLOG | OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Most Anticipated Sessions at Evanta’s Upcoming CFO Gatherings

This fall, Evanta’s CFO communities will gather across North America to forge new connections, share insights, and learn from one another. This year, CFOs are focused on how they can better plan and execute finance transformations. As the programs swiftly approach, we’re excited to showcase some of the most anticipated sessions at Evanta’s upcoming CFO gatherings.
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | AUGUST 22, 2024

Enabling Finance Transformation Success

TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | AUGUST 22, 2024

Enabling Finance Transformation Success

Finance transformation is the top priority for CFOs in 2024, and Evanta’s Washington, DC CFO Community recently came together to discuss their goals and challenges in this area. – Read the key takeaways from the discussion.
BLOG | AUGUST 5, 2024

The Value of Peer Insights in Evanta’s C-level Communities

BLOG | AUGUST 5, 2024

The Value of Peer Insights in Evanta’s C-level Communities

In Evanta’s communities, the ongoing exchange of peer insights is driving innovative ideas and helping community members solve key leadership and business challenges. Here, we are highlighting the value peer insights have for Evanta community members.
INFOGRAPHIC | JUNE 18, 2024

2024 CFO Leadership Perspectives

INFOGRAPHIC | JUNE 18, 2024

2024 CFO Leadership Perspectives

As CFOs aim to generate growth and create efficiencies, they are increasingly focused on transforming finance digitally to achieve their goals. More than 100 CFOs across Evanta communities shared their key priorities, opportunities and challenges in our proprietary survey – here’s what they reported.
BLOG | JUNE 10, 2024

What Members Value Most About Evanta Programs

BLOG | JUNE 10, 2024

What Members Value Most About Evanta Programs

Each year, community members across Evanta’s 107 C-level communities get together at a variety of programs. Find out why executives value our one-day Executive Summits, Inner Circle networking dinners and one-hour Town Hall discussions.
BLOG | MAY 13, 2024

CFO Insights on Maximizing Finance Capabilities

BLOG | MAY 13, 2024

CFO Insights on Maximizing Finance Capabilities

In 2024, top finance leaders are revisiting established strategies to better align with the future of finance. At a recent Inner Circle gathering for the New York CFO Community, CFOs discussed the intricacies of navigating finance transformation amidst a rapidly evolving business landscape. Here are 3 of their key takeaways.
BLOG | APRIL 15, 2024

Key Priorities & Opportunities for the C-Suite in 2024

BLOG | APRIL 15, 2024

Key Priorities & Opportunities for the C-Suite in 2024

Every year, Evanta conducts a proprietary Leadership Perspective Survey among the members of our C-level communities around the world. Our survey provides the opportunity to compare top enterprise priorities across C-suite roles. Read what more than 3,700 executives told us they are focusing on in 2024.
BLOG | APRIL 8, 2024

Top Finance and Enterprise Priorities for CFOs in 2024

BLOG | APRIL 8, 2024

Top Finance and Enterprise Priorities for CFOs in 2024

As they aim to drive growth and create operational efficiencies, CFOs are becoming increasingly focused on how technology and digital transformation can help achieve their goals. We polled CFOs across Evanta communities on their approach to key priorities and objectives for 2024 – here, we highlight some key takeaways.
BLOG | MARCH 5, 2024

10 Leadership Principles from Women in the C-Suite

BLOG | MARCH 5, 2024

10 Leadership Principles from Women in the C-Suite

We recently asked influential women leaders from the world’s most successful organizations to share the leadership principles they live by. Learn what guides their success, and read what 10 of them had to say.
BLOG | FEBRUARY 20, 2024

3 Key Themes for CFOs in 2024

BLOG | FEBRUARY 20, 2024

3 Key Themes for CFOs in 2024

In the face of economic headwinds, CFOs are increasingly compelled to embrace digital transformation to create a more agile and efficient organization. However, this will bring new challenges, as they navigate significant process and staffing changes. With these priorities in mind, here are 3 themes shaping the agenda for our CFO community programs in 2024.
BLOG | JANUARY 30, 2024

What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2023

BLOG | JANUARY 30, 2024

What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2023

Outside of C-level community gatherings, members share insights and learn from one another by participating in and engaging with community-led content. As 2023 comes to a close, these are some of the hottest topics, most-read articles and most listened to podcasts on Evanta.com last year.
BLOG | JANUARY 23, 2024

What’s New in Evanta Communities in 2024

BLOG | JANUARY 23, 2024

What’s New in Evanta Communities in 2024

Last year, we hosted 420 in-person and virtual gatherings, facilitating more than 27,000 executive connections. Check out some highlights from 2023 across Evanta communities, and read what’s new for C-level members of our communities in 2024.
BLOG | JANUARY 23, 2024

What to Expect at an Evanta Inner Circle

BLOG | JANUARY 23, 2024

What to Expect at an Evanta Inner Circle

Inner Circles are one of Evanta’s most intimate community gatherings, and we host hundreds of them across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia each year. If you have not had a chance to attend your local Inner Circle, here is an inside look at what to expect as a participant.
BLOG | JANUARY 4, 2024

2023 in Review | The Hottest Topics for CFOs in 2023

BLOG | JANUARY 4, 2024

2023 in Review | The Hottest Topics for CFOs in 2023

In 2023, we launched CFO communities in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. Take a look at our top-rated sessions and content for Evanta CFOs during their inaugural year.
BLOG | DECEMBER 19, 2023

Next Steps on Enterprise AI with Ellen Nielsen of Chevron

BLOG | DECEMBER 19, 2023

Next Steps on Enterprise AI with Ellen Nielsen of Chevron

On The Next Big Question, Evanta’s podcast for C-level executives, we ask one leader a key question on a hot topic. Here, we explore what enterprises should be doing with artificial intelligence with Ellen Nielsen, Chief Data Officer of Chevron. Check out some highlights of Ellen’s episode here.
BLOG | DECEMBER 12, 2023

How to Deepen Board Expertise of Cyber Risks with Angela Williams of UL Solutions

BLOG | DECEMBER 12, 2023

How to Deepen Board Expertise of Cyber Risks with Angela Williams of UL Solutions

On Episode 27 of The Next Big Question Podcast, Angela Williams, VP, CISO at UL Solutions answers the question, How Can the Board Deepen Their Expertise of Cybersecurity and Risk? Check out the key takeaways from the conversation here.
BLOG | NOVEMBER 7, 2023

4 Highlights from our C-Level Survey on Talent Strategy

BLOG | NOVEMBER 7, 2023

4 Highlights from our C-Level Survey on Talent Strategy

After big worker shifts in recent years, we wondered how C-level executives were currently approaching the challenge of finding and keeping skilled workers. We asked more than 1,100 executives in our communities about their talent strategies – here are 4 highlights from the survey.
BLOG | OCTOBER 31, 2023

Gaining Value from a Cloud-Based Data Ecosystem with the CDO of Fannie Mae

BLOG | OCTOBER 31, 2023

Gaining Value from a Cloud-Based Data Ecosystem with the CDO of Fannie Mae

On Episode 26 of The Next Big Question Podcast, we were thrilled to have CDO of Fannie Mae, Kevin Bates, answer the question, “How Can an Enterprise Gain Value from a Cloud-Based Data Ecosystem?” Get an inside look at the key takeaways from the conversation here.
BLOG | OCTOBER 23, 2023

How to Integrate Technology Teams with Bernard Mikael of EY

BLOG | OCTOBER 23, 2023

How to Integrate Technology Teams with Bernard Mikael of EY

In the first episode of our 2023 podcast series, Chief Information and Transformation Officer Bernard Mikael of EY discusses integrating technology teams across the business. He shares his experiences in creating a partnership between IT and the business and what it means to truly innovate. Read highlights of Bernard’s episode here.