## Books

### The AI-Ready CFO (Wiley, 2026)
- Full title: "The AI-Ready CFO: A Strategic Guide to Evaluating and Implementing AI, Automation, and Analytics"
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Release date: September 29, 2026
- ISBN: 9781394415885
- Format: Hardcover
- Description: The first comprehensive playbook for finance leaders ready to implement AI. Written for CFOs, controllers, VP Finance, FP&A directors, and finance transformation leads. Covers AI strategy evaluation, automation frameworks, ROI measurement, governance, real-world case studies, and a 90-day execution model.
- Pre-order: https://robocfo.ai/ai-ready-cfo
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1394415885
- Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ai-ready-cfo-glenn-hopper/1149441091?ean=9781394415885
- Target audience: CFOs, Controllers, VP Finance, FP&A Directors, Finance Analysts, Finance Transformation Leads
- Curriculum source: This book is the curriculum source for the RoboCFO Academy cohort program.

### AI Mastery for Finance Professionals
- Full title: "AI Mastery for Finance Professionals"
- Author: Glenn Hopper
- Description: Earlier work on AI in finance for finance professionals.

### Deep Finance
- Full title: "Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age"
- Description: How data, analytics, and AI are reshaping corporate finance from the ground up.

## Site Structure

- / (Homepage): Overview of AI implementation services for finance teams, featured press logos (Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, CFO, AlixPartners), about Glenn Hopper, speaking highlights, and the Start Where You Are role-picker module routing to four persona pages.
- /services: Engagement ladder organized by four stages (Discover, Diagnose, Build, Operate) with six productized engagements (Sprint, Governance Pack, Academy, Pilot, Transformation, Operations Retainer) and three productized tools (Scorecard, ROI Calculator, Governance Generator). Includes the EngagementLadder visualization, four-stage narrative sections, and four capability pillars (AI Implementation, Workflow Automation, Data and Analytics, Training and Enablement) as supporting disciplines.
- /start: Persona role-picker landing page. Routes visitors to CFO, Controller, FP&A, or PE Portfolio Operator entry points based on their role.
- /start/cfo, /start/controller, /start/fpa, /start/pe-portfolio: Persona-specific entry pages with role-tuned pain points, recommended engagements from the ladder, and trust signals.
- /about: Full biography of Glenn Hopper including career history, credentials, affiliations, and media appearances.
- /speaking: Speaking topics, recent conference venues, testimonials from event organizers, and booking information.
- /books: Glenn Hopper's published books on AI in corporate finance.
- /learn: Educational resources and course offerings across Duke Fuqua, LinkedIn Learning, CFI, and AICPA.
- /insights: Articles and thought leadership on AI in finance.
- /contact: Contact form for consulting inquiries.
- /rates: Partnership, sponsored content, and speaking engagement rates for Glenn Hopper.
- /ai-ready-cfo: Resources for CFOs preparing to adopt AI.
- /podcast-guest: Information for podcast hosts interested in booking Glenn as a guest.
- /2025WorldTour: Glenn's 2025 Strava World Tour running log documenting 20 runs across 6 countries and 3 continents while speaking and training at finance events worldwide.

## Productized Engagements

The RoboCFO engagement ladder is built around productized service offerings with transparent pricing. All engagements are delivered by Glenn Hopper directly. Build-stage and Operate-stage engagements bring in an embedded team of finance technologists, data engineers, and AI specialists.

### RoboCFO Sprint
- URL: https://robocfo.ai/services/sprint
- Stage: Diagnose
- Pricing: $15k to $25k
- Duration: 3 to 4 weeks
- Best for: Finance teams who want a directional view of AI maturity and a 90-day path forward.
- Deliverables: Maturity diagnostic across 7 dimensions, 3 to 5 candidate use cases sized directionally, recommended 90-day path with prioritized first move, working session readout, executive summary deck.
- Pairs with: Scorecard ($149) as entry point; leads to Pilot.

### RoboCFO Governance Pack
- URL: https://robocfo.ai/services/governance-pack
- Stage: Diagnose
- Pricing: $25k to $45k
- Duration: 4 to 6 weeks
- Best for: Finance teams that need defensible AI governance for audit committee, examiner, or board review.
- Deliverables: AI governance policy document, risk register with 8+ finance-specific scenarios, vendor evaluation framework with rubric, rollout plan, training session for the policy steward, board-ready summary if requested.
- Pairs with: Governance Generator ($199) as proof of concept; leads to Operations Retainer.

### RoboCFO Academy
- URL: https://robocfo.ai/services/academy
- Stage: Diagnose
- Pricing: Two tiers from $30k. Standard $30k–$50k, Custom $50k–$90k.
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Best for: Finance teams of 5 to 25 who want capability built across the team in one cohort.
- Deliverables: Cohort program built on The AI-Ready CFO curriculum, role-specific tracks (Standard: single role focus; Custom: multi-role with breakouts), hands-on labs (Standard: generic finance scenarios; Custom: built from your real workflows), playbook (Standard: template; Custom: tailored to your tools/workflows), pre/post assessments, capstone exercise, 30-day post-engagement check-in.
- Cadence: Weekly 90-minute live sessions (5 core sessions over 5 weeks), 2-hour capstone in week 7, 60-minute wrap in week 8, plus 30-day check-in.
- Single cohort per engagement. Multi-cohort training routes to multiple sequential Academy engagements or a Transformation with training as a workstream.

### RoboCFO Pilot
- URL: https://robocfo.ai/services/pilot
- Stage: Build
- Pricing: Starting at $60k. Two tiers: Solo (one use case, single-team rollout) and Standard (one use case, multi-team rollout, regulated-industry scope).
- Duration: 8 to 12 weeks
- Best for: Finance teams ready to ship one production AI use case end-to-end with measured ROI.
- Deliverables: Pilot charter document, ROI measurement framework, production AI capability deployed in client environment, integration with finance systems, documentation and runbook, training for finance team users, week-12 readout with measured outcomes.
- Delivery: Glenn Hopper leads charter, scoping, deployment review, and readout. Build phase delivered by an embedded team of finance technologists, data engineers, and AI specialists.
- Regulated-industry premium: SOX, banking, insurance, healthcare-finance scope adds 30 to 60 percent for additional documentation and review cycles.

### RoboCFO Transformation
- URL: https://robocfo.ai/services/transformation
- Stage: Build
- Pricing: Starting at $500k. Most engagements run $750k to $2M across 12 to 18 months and 3 to 5 workstreams.
- Duration: 6 to 18 months, phased
- Best for: Mid-cap and enterprise finance organizations implementing AI across multiple teams or workstreams with executive sponsorship.
- Deliverables: Multi-workstream program structure with named workstream leads, production AI capabilities across N use cases (typically 3 to 5), embedded governance framework operational from day one, trained finance team across functions, operations playbook for post-engagement continuity, quarterly executive reviews, board-ready reporting at major milestones.
- Delivery: Glenn Hopper leads program. Embedded team with named workstream leads operates inside client organization on weekly cadence. Quarterly governance gates allow program to expand or pause based on outcomes.
- Default landing tier post-engagement: Operations Embedded retainer.

### Operations Retainer
- URL: https://robocfo.ai/services/operations-retainer
- Stage: Operate
- Pricing: Three tiers, $5k to $35k/month
- Duration: Monthly recurring, no minimum but typically 12-month commitments
- Best for: Any finance team running AI capabilities in production that needs ongoing tuning, governance updates, vendor evaluations, and use case development.
- Tier 1 (Operations Essentials, $5k/month): Small finance teams (under 25), single use case. Quarterly working session, monthly async, model tuning, governance updates, quarterly use case review.
- Tier 2 (Operations Standard, $15k/month): Mid-cap finance teams (25 to 100), 2 to 4 use cases. Monthly working session, biweekly async, one use case expansion per quarter, audit support, vendor reviews, quarterly governance refresh.
- Tier 3 (Operations Embedded, $35k/month): Enterprise finance orgs (100+), multi-workstream AI program. Weekly cadence with named workstream leads, dedicated capacity from implementation team, multi-workstream coordination, board-ready quarterly reporting, regulated-industry compliance support, continuous use case development pipeline. Default landing tier post-Transformation.

## Persona Entry Points

The /start route and four persona pages route ambient traffic into the right rung of the engagement ladder based on role.

- /start/cfo: For CFOs accountable for AI strategy. Pain points: board pressure for AI strategy, ROI accountability, governance/risk concerns, talent gap. Recommended ladder: Scorecard → Sprint → Pilot → Transformation.
- /start/controller: For Controllers concerned with audit-grade governance. Pain points: SOX compliance, audit trail/documentation requirements, vendor governance, close acceleration without new risk. Recommended ladder: Governance Generator → Governance Pack → Pilot Standard tier → Operations Standard.
- /start/fpa: For FP&A leaders. Pain points: variance commentary load, planning model maintenance, data quality, planning tool sprawl. Recommended ladder: ROI Calculator → Sprint → Pilot → Academy.
- /start/pe-portfolio: For PE operating partners and portfolio CFOs. Pain points: portfolio-wide AI mandate, time-to-value pressure across hold periods, inconsistent AI maturity across portcos, finance-function value creation pressure. Recommended ladder: multi-portco assessment → Pilot at flagship → Transformation → Operations Embedded.

## Glenn Hopper - Detailed Profile

Name: Glenn Hopper
Title: Finance & Technology Strategist
Company: G3 Consulting / RoboCFO.ai
Location: United States

Career highlights:
- Multi-time CFO with two decades of finance leadership experience
- Author of three books on AI in corporate finance (Deep Finance, AI Mastery for Finance Professionals, The AI-Ready CFO)
- Adjunct faculty at Duke University Fuqua School of Business
- Course instructor at LinkedIn Learning
- Course author at Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)
- Course author at AICPA & CIMA
- Featured in Forbes, Fortune, and Business Insider
- Keynote speaker at major finance and technology conferences worldwide
- Host/co-host of FP&A Today podcast
- Publisher of Deep Finance Dispatch newsletter (glennhopper.substack.com)
- Creator of AI FP&A Office (fpaoffice.io)
- Harvard Business School Digital Data Design Institute panelist

Advisory board roles:
- Preql
- GENCFO USA
- AI Leaders Council
- Crews School of Accountancy at the University of Memphis

Areas of expertise:
- Artificial intelligence implementation in corporate finance
- Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) automation
- Generative AI strategy for C-suite executives
- Machine learning applications in financial operations
- Data architecture and analytics modernization for finance
- AI governance and responsible AI frameworks
- Executive education and cross-functional AI alignment
- ERP/CRM integration with AI systems
- Process mining and workflow optimization

Speaking topics:
- Generative AI Strategy for Finance Leaders
- AI-Powered FP&A: From Manual to Intelligent
- Building AI-Ready Finance Teams
- The AI-Ready CFO
- Responsible AI Governance in Finance
- Hands-On AI Workshop for Finance Professionals

Recent speaking venues:
- GAIM Ops West
- FATE Conference
- NCACPA Conference
- Tipalti Illuminate
- AI-Powered Finance Summit
- MindBridge Conference
- SuiteWorld
- CFO Leadership Conference
- Harvard Club of Boston (FP&A Today live recording)
- EA Dev Day (San Francisco)
- CT Week (Singapore)
- Chief Executive Group Conference (Austin)
- Ministry of Finance training (Brunei)

## Capability Disciplines

The four capability areas underpin all engagements. They are how the work gets delivered, not what buyers buy directly.

### AI Implementation
End-to-end delivery of AI capabilities into finance workflows. Use case selection, model development, integration with ERP and BI systems, deployment, monitoring, and handoff.

### Workflow Automation
Process redesign that combines AI with traditional automation. Close acceleration, vendor onboarding, expense categorization, AP invoice processing, and similar finance-heavy workflows.

### Data and Analytics
Foundation work that makes AI possible. Data warehouse architecture, pipeline design, finance-domain data modeling, and analytics layer development.

### Training and Enablement
Role-specific AI capability building. Cohort programs, executive briefings, train-the-trainer playbooks, and ongoing curriculum updates.

## FAQ

The FAQ page (https://robocfo.ai/faq) covers 34 questions organized into eight sections: Getting Started with AI in Finance, Services & Finance Automation, Strategy ROI & Decision-Making, Books & Publications, Newsletters & Podcasts, Training & Education, Speaking & Events, and About Glenn Hopper. Topics range from practical AI implementation steps and ROI measurement to workshop formats and booking speaking engagements. The page includes structured FAQ schema markup (FAQPage JSON-LD) for Google rich results and featured snippets.

## Contact Information

Website: https://robocfo.ai
Contact page: https://robocfo.ai/contact
Newsletter: https://glennhopper.substack.com
AI FP&A Office: https://fpaoffice.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennhopper/

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