John Wiley & Sons · 2026
The AI-Ready CFO
A Strategic Guide to Evaluating and Implementing AI, Automation, and Analytics
ISBN 9781394415885
Glenn Hopper
AI-in-finance expert, author, and former CFO. Founder and principal of RoboCFO.
Glenn Hopper has spent more than twenty years in corporate finance and the past decade building AI and data capabilities for finance teams. He has served as CFO of PE-backed companies, written three books on AI in finance, and teaches the subject at Duke Fuqua, the Corporate Finance Institute, the AICPA, and LinkedIn Learning. Through RoboCFO he advises CFOs and finance teams on AI strategy, implementation, and governance, and he speaks on AI in finance for conferences, corporate events, and professional associations.
Work with Glenn
AI strategy, implementation, and governance engagements for CFOs and finance teams.
Book Glenn to speak
Keynotes, workshops, and panels on AI in corporate finance, with recent and upcoming engagements.
Media and press
Approved bios, downloadable headshots, and the topics Glenn comments on.
Biography
Two decades in finance. A decade on AI and data.
- Education
- Master's degree in finance, Harvard University; Graduate certificate in business analytics, Harvard University; MBA, Regis University
- Advisory boards
- Preql; GENCFO USA; AI Leaders Council; Crews School of Accountancy, University of Memphis
- Memberships
- Forbes Finance Council
Glenn Hopper has spent more than two decades in corporate finance, data, and technology. He has served as CFO of multiple companies, including PE-backed businesses in consumer and legal tech, retail, and technology, and he leads AI research and solution development for finance and accounting teams at RoboCFO.
He is the author of three books on AI in finance: Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age (2021), AI Mastery for Finance Professionals (2024), and The AI-Ready CFO (Wiley, 2026). He teaches AI and finance courses through Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Corporate Finance Institute, the AICPA, and LinkedIn Learning.
Glenn co-hosts the Future Finance and Planning Aces podcasts, writes the Deep Finance Dispatch newsletter, and is the former host of FP&A Today. His commentary has appeared in Forbes, Fortune, and The New York Times, and he is a member of the Forbes Finance Council.
Finance-domain collaboration
Finance expertise for AI teams
Glenn brings CFO experience and hands-on finance AI implementation to the review of finance workflows, evaluation criteria, approval controls, and audit trails. AI teams and research groups can discuss a defined project through RoboCFO.
Discuss finance-domain workBooks
Books on AI in finance
Leaders Press · 2024
AI Mastery for Finance Professionals
Foundations, Techniques, and Applications
ISBN 9781637353523
Packt · forthcoming 2027
Building AI Agents for Finance
Building, Governing, and Managing Agentic Systems for Finance
ISBN 9781808724596
Speaking
Keynotes, workshops, and panels
Glenn speaks on AI in corporate finance for conferences, corporate events, and professional associations. Topics, formats, recent and upcoming engagements, and a keynote recording are on the speaking page.
Teaching
Courses and executive education
More than 200,000 people have taken Glenn's LinkedIn Learning courses, and thousands more have taken his courses through Duke Fuqua Executive Education, the Corporate Finance Institute, and the AICPA.
- Duke University, Fuqua School of Business Executive education instructor
- Corporate Finance Institute Course author and instructor
- AICPA & CIMA Course author
- LinkedIn Learning Course instructor; more than 200,000 learners
In the press
- Forbes Glenn Hopper: A Finance Guy On The Forefront Of Generative AI
- Fortune
- The New York Times
- Business Insider
- CFO.com Glenn Hopper to CFOs: Get Your Data AI-Ready
- Financial Times
- AlixPartners Finance in the Age of AI: An Interview with Glenn Hopper
- Harvard D³ Institute Gen AI in Finance
Podcasts
- Future Financeco-host
- Planning Acesco-host
- FP&A Todayformer host
Newsletters
- Deep Finance Dispatchauthor
- AI FP&A Officeco-author
Press kit
For organizers, producers, and journalists
These bios are approved for event programs, press mentions, and introductions. Use them verbatim or trim from the end.
For expert comment or an interview, include your publication, topic, and deadline in a media inquiry.
Headshots
Commentary topics
- How CFOs should evaluate AI vendors and build an AI roadmap
- Generative and agentic AI inside the finance function: close, FP&A, AP, forecasting
- AI governance, controls, and audit readiness for finance teams
- Measuring the ROI of finance AI beyond headcount
- What AI means for finance careers, hiring, and the CFO role
- Finance data readiness and the ERP landscape
Short bio
Glenn Hopper is an AI-in-finance expert, author, and former CFO. He founded RoboCFO, wrote three books on AI in finance including The AI-Ready CFO (Wiley, 2026), with a fourth, Building AI Agents for Finance (forthcoming, Packt), on building agentic systems for finance teams, and teaches AI and finance at Duke Fuqua, the Corporate Finance Institute, the AICPA, and LinkedIn Learning.
Medium bio
Glenn Hopper is an AI-in-finance expert, author, and former CFO, and the founder of RoboCFO. He has spent more than two decades in corporate finance, data, and technology, including CFO roles at PE-backed companies, and the past decade building AI and data capabilities for finance teams. He is the author of Deep Finance (2021), AI Mastery for Finance Professionals (2024), and The AI-Ready CFO (Wiley, 2026), with a fourth, Building AI Agents for Finance (forthcoming, Packt), a hands-on guide to building and governing AI agents for finance work. He teaches AI and finance through Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Corporate Finance Institute, the AICPA, and LinkedIn Learning, where more than 200,000 people have taken his courses. He serves on advisory boards at Preql, GENCFO USA, the AI Leaders Council, and the Crews School of Accountancy at the University of Memphis.
Long bio
Glenn Hopper has spent more than two decades in corporate finance, data, and technology. He has served as CFO of multiple companies, including PE-backed businesses in consumer and legal tech, retail, and technology, and he leads AI research and solution development for finance and accounting teams at RoboCFO.
He is the author of three books on AI in finance: Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age (2021), AI Mastery for Finance Professionals (2024), and The AI-Ready CFO (Wiley, 2026). He teaches AI and finance courses through Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Corporate Finance Institute, the AICPA, and LinkedIn Learning.
Glenn co-hosts the Future Finance and Planning Aces podcasts, writes the Deep Finance Dispatch newsletter, and is the former host of FP&A Today. His commentary has appeared in Forbes, Fortune, and The New York Times, and he is a member of the Forbes Finance Council.
Fact sheet
- Name
- Glenn Hopper
- Title
- Founder and Principal, RoboCFO
- Books
- The AI-Ready CFO (John Wiley & Sons, 2026); AI Mastery for Finance Professionals (Leaders Press, 2024); Deep Finance (Leaders Press, 2021); Building AI Agents for Finance (Packt, 2027)
- Education
- Master's degree in finance, Harvard University; Graduate certificate in business analytics, Harvard University; MBA, Regis University
- Teaching
- Duke University, Fuqua School of Business; Corporate Finance Institute; AICPA & CIMA; LinkedIn Learning
- Boards
- Preql; GENCFO USA; AI Leaders Council; Crews School of Accountancy, University of Memphis
- Website
- robocfo.ai
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