Our Program Offerings

Welcome! Below is a sampling of the latest research and tools offered through the Corporate Executive Board’s Finance practice. Executives report numerous benefits from their company’s participation in our programs, within a practice area and across functional practices.

CFO Executive Board

Delivering Profitable Growth in an Unpredictable Recovery

CFOs are pressured to lock in recessionary cost savings, while looking for sales in a weak recovery, likely at the expense of top-line growth. Learn more about this trend and strategies to drive profitable growth in this time of uncertainty.
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Treasury Leadership Roundtable

Upcoming Funding and Refinancing Challenges

Senior researchers provide insight on the future state of capital markets into 2012. With banks expected to continue cautionary lending and contingent liquidity drying up, a demand-supply mismatch will amplify cost pressure on bank margins.
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Investor Relations Roundtable

The Latest Challenges and Recommended Solutions for IR Executives

In response to increased investor uncertainty firms are spending more time focusing on fundamentals and key business drivers. Gain perspective on how the IRO role is evolving in response to this shift and learn key tactics for managing emerging issues.
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Controllers’ Leadership Roundtable

The Latest Challenges and Recommended Solutions for Controllers

With the speed of decision making increasing, Controllers are asked to provide informative reporting more consistently and immediately. Learn strategies to manage this shift, including ways to better leverage resource-light planning and diagnostics.
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Tax Director Roundtable

Planning for the Upturn: Dealing with the Aftermath

Economists predict a slow recovery path, and as budgets stayed fl at or declined, compensation for Tax staff increased at the expense of external spending, reflecting the need for mission critical staff. Learn more about this trend and its implications for Tax professionals.
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Audit Director Roundtable

SOX Benchmarking Survey: Results and analysis

This report summarizes results from a recent survey on SOX benchmarks, with data collected across industries from ADR’s member base. Senior researchers will provide a thoughtful analysis and answer your questions regarding specific data points.
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Risk Integration Strategy Council

Enterprise Risk Intelligence: Key Challenges and Recommended Solutions for ERM Executives

ERM is a top priority for boards of directors and senior executives, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Learn more from our members about key success factors for enterprise risk management as well as current ERM trends.
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Real Estate Executive Board

What We Are Hearing

Senior researchers provide perspective on key trends, such as sale leaseback strategies and space consolidation, with a focus on enhancing operational flexibility, reducing nonperforming assets, and improving liquidity.
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Procurement Strategy Council

What We Are Hearing

Gain perspective on critical areas of focus for procurement executives, such as mitigation of supplier solvency exposure, cost cutting, and talent management.
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Shared Services Roundtable

Trends and Best Practices in Shared Services

Senior researchers with the Roundtable provide perspective on key areas of focus, such as quality controls, measurement, centralization, and end-to-end process design.
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For Midsized Organizations

Finance Leadership Exchange

Gain access to an exclusive network of CFOs and finance professionals in leading organizations worldwide, and leverage proven tactics and strategic solutions to tackle your most imperative issues.

Operations Solutions

Operations Leadership Exchange

Gain access to peer-generated tools and templates and validated case studies developed specifically for operations executives and their teams; designed to guide and support key projects and strategic initiatives.

Leadership Training

Finance Leadership Academy

Enhance the performance of individuals and organizations by building the skills necessary to increase strategic business partnerships and develop the next generation of leaders.


Get the Tools You Need to Get Results

Our research and analysis programs provide the following benefits:

  • Leading-edge research and white papers
  • Decision-support tools and benchmarking data
  • Exclusive access to executive briefings
  • Executive education seminars and on-site training

You get the quality data and insight of a premier consulting firm at a fraction of the cost. That’s because costs are shared across institutions that participate in our programs, and everyone benefits from the results.
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