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Strategic Finance Lab

Hosted by NeuGroup · business · EN · 47 episodes

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Enter a lab where innovation and digital transformation empower senior finance executives to become true strategic partners of the business.NeuGroup’s Strategic Finance Lab delivers thought leadership through conversations with finance executives at leading companies and finance industry experts. Hear how practitioners are advancing finance’s transformation into a strategic partner to the business and driver of enterprise performance by providing data-driven insight to support decision-making. Our vision: to promote a free-flowing knowledge exchange and be a source of innovative solutions.

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What is Strategic Finance Lab about?

Enter a lab where innovation and digital transformation empower senior finance executives to become true strategic partners of the business. NeuGroup’s Strategic Finance Lab delivers thought leadership through conversations with finance executives at leading companies and finance industry experts.

Who hosts Strategic Finance Lab?

Strategic Finance Lab is hosted by NeuGroup. The show has published 47 episodes to date.

What has Strategic Finance Lab covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The Convertible Bond Boom: An Expert Looks Under the Hood" (29 July 2026, 46 minutes), "How an Auditor-Turned-Treasurer Creates Value From the Ground Up" (8 July 2026, 29 minutes), and "AI Boom, Geopolitical Risk: Navigating Debt Market Crosscurrents" (3 June 2026, 26 minutes).

How often does Strategic Finance Lab publish?

Strategic Finance Lab publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 47 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Strategic Finance Lab?

Booking probability for Strategic Finance Lab is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Strategic Finance Lab requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Strategic Finance Lab's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Strategic Finance Lab?

The strongest fits for Strategic Finance Lab are Investing & Wealth Management and Payments & Loan Brokers. Strategic Finance Lab has a business audience.

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NeuGroup hosts Strategic Finance Lab, a business show with 47 episodes published.

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    The Convertible Bond Boom: An Expert Looks Under the Hood

    Jul 29, 202646 min

    The race to fund AI has corporations raising capital across every market available to them, and a growing number are turning to the convertible bond. Issuance of convertibles set a record in 2025 and is running faster...

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    How an Auditor-Turned-Treasurer Creates Value From the Ground Up

    Jul 8, 202629 min

    Lam Research treasurer Adam King discusses the company’s global expansion, AI and the lessons from audit that continue to shape his approach to treasury. Treasury leaders often talk about becoming a strategic partner to...

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    AI Boom, Geopolitical Risk: Navigating Debt Market Crosscurrents

    Jun 3, 202626 min

    Investment-grade debt issuance fueled by hyperscalers continues at a record pace, and a new wave of AI-related IPOs—including filings and preparations by Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX—is cause for cautious optimism among...

  • Strategic Finance Lab

    A Treasury Tech Leader on Where AI Can Add Value Today

    May 6, 202633 min

    Treasury teams are being asked to move quickly to digitalize, with AI only adding to the pace as the number of tools, use cases and ideas keeps expanding. The challenge for many NeuGroup members is figuring out where to...

  • Strategic Finance Lab

    Treasury Should Expect and Embrace Change, Not Just React to It

    Jan 14, 202632 min

    Moody’s Corp. Chief Treasury Officer Deepali Chawla joins NeuGroup’s Justin Jones on the Strategic Finance Lab to share how agility, curiosity and a willingness to pivot have shaped her career—and helped drive an...

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    Private Credit Goes Mainstream for Investment-Grade Corporates

    Nov 5, 202526 min

    Private credit’s rapid rise is reshaping corporate finance. Once a tool for middle-market borrowers, it’s now a mainstream funding option for investment-grade companies seeking customized, long-term capital solutions...

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    For Treasury4, the AI-Driven Future of Finance Starts With Data

    Oct 1, 202542 min

    Artificial intelligence is everywhere in finance conversations, including at NeuGroup meetings, where members are eager to understand how the technology will shape treasury. But as Ed Barrie and Randy DeVita of...

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    A Fintech Aiming to Make Investing Cash in Repos Easier

    Sep 3, 202535 min

    TreasurySpring CEO Kevin Cook joins NeuGroup Insights editor Antony Michels on the Strategic Finance Lab to discuss how his fintech is reshaping cash investing through its innovative fixed-term funds (FTFs). Born from...

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    AI Accuracy: AtlasFX Model Trounces Manual FX Exposure Forecasts

    Jul 23, 202533 min

    Scott Bilter of AtlasFX on FX market volatility, using AI to tackle forecast problems, and what he’s hearing from Europe. Hedging currency risk effectively and the FX exposure forecasting it requires got more...

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    An Ideal Treasurer: Strategic Thinker, Storyteller, Data Devotee

    Jun 4, 202549 min

    Now more than ever, treasurers looking to build stronger teams and advance their own careers need to do far more than master core technical skills. They must be able to communicate their value, embrace change and...

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    Narratives in the Numbers: A Smarter Way To Make Big Decisions

    May 28, 202538 min

    Many executives are drowning in data yet starved for insight. In this episode, risk expert Brian Hagen talks to NeuGroup Insights writer Justin Jones about how narrative framing—paired with AI—can cut through the noise...

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    Treasury as a Value Creator: Laurence Tosi and Ed Barrie

    May 7, 202545 min

    This special episode of the Strategic Finance Lab features a recording of a recent NeuGroup panel featuring WestCap founder Laurence Tosi and Treasury4 co-founder Ed Barrie, moderated by NeuGroup founder and CEO Joseph...

  • Strategic Finance Lab

    Beyond TMS: Kyriba’s ‘Liquidity Performance Platform’ Explained

    Apr 16, 202536 min

    In this episode, Kyriba SVP of Product Solutions & Strategy Thomas Gavaghan describes the differences between a treasury management system (TMS) and the SaaS-based “liquidity performance platform” Kyriba offers and...

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    A Microsoft Treasurer Reflects on People, Tech and Inclusion

    Mar 19, 202538 min

    Anita Mehra, who retired in February as Microsoft’s treasurer after a two-decade career at the company, joins NeuGroup founder and CEO Joseph Neu on the latest episode of NeuGroup’s Strategic Finance Lab podcast. In the...

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    An Investment Fund Backing Banks Supporting Communities in Need

    Feb 26, 202534 min

    This episode of the Strategic Finance Lab podcast shines a light on the Mission Driven Bank Fund—a private investment fund that invests in banks that provide credit and financial services to lower-wealth communities...

  • Strategic Finance Lab

    Gen AI’s ‘Inherent Superpowers’: An Innovation Expert’s Vision

    Jan 15, 202543 min

    Insights from Mastercard’s Nima Sepasy on finance use cases for solutions built with emerging tech like generative AI. Finance leaders who may be a tad tired of questions from senior executives or board members on how...

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    Solving Problems with Spreadsheets, Conviction and Empathy

    Oct 31, 202431 min

    Todd Thorsen, who overhauled the 401(k) plan while at Medtronic, says ‘cognitive empathy’ is key to collaboration. Mr. Thorsen’s 27-year career in corporate finance and investing has not been carefully choreographed...

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    Bechtel’s Treasury Team Finds Value in Tech-Savvy Talent

    Oct 16, 202439 min

    Breaking down traditional barriers between finance and technology teams is transforming the way treasury departments tackle digital transformation initiatives. At Bechtel Corporation, assistant treasurer Dan Degagne...

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    The ‘Crazy Hunger’ Behind a Treasurer’s Decision to Leave HP

    May 8, 202438 min

    Zac Nesper worked long and hard to become treasurer of HP in 2018 after being, in his words, “passed over five times” for the job. He thrived in the role, has a passion for treasury and has high praise for “great...

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    Seeing Risk Through an Auditor’s Sharp Lens: Bill Brewer of BMS

    Apr 17, 202431 min

    In this episode, Bristol Myers Squibb’s Bill Brewer, a member of the company's financial risk management (FRM) team, shares insights with NeuGroup’s Justin Jones on the risk mindset he developed in previous roles within...

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