Good morning. Happy New Year! Today’s CFOs are expected not only to own the numbers, but also to act as core strategists, digital leaders, and enterprise change agents.
I recently talked about this topic with Robinhood CFO Jason Warnick and his successor, Shiv Verma, SVP of finance and strategy and treasurer. At Robinhood, the Menlo Park, Calif.–based fintech and asset trading platform, Verma is stepping into the top finance job. Warnick is retiring and moving into an advisory role this quarter, remaining with the company until Sept. 1.
Earlier in his career, Warnick—who joined Robinhood in late 2018 after two decades at Amazon—said he was once asked by a mentor, “What do you think is the most important aspect of a CFO’s job?” Warnick answered, “capital allocation.”
“That’s important; that’s what drives future returns for the company,” he recalls his mentor telling him. “But you don’t get to allocate the capital yourself.” The most importa
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