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Craig C Risberg
Managing Vice President
Craig Risberg is the Managing Vice President and Chief of Research for Gartner's finance practice. He leads the practice's overall research direction and oversees the Frontier Insights Team researching the practices of leading CFOs and finance organizations. of Advisory specializing in issues related to the Structure and Strategy of finance organizations. Mr. Risberg helps executives design, manage and transform their functions to be more efficient and more effective business partners.
Previous experience
Mr. Risberg has held a variety of team and practice leadership positions across his nearly 20 year Gartner career. He has led expert research and teams specializing in issues related to efficient growth, enterprise cost management, finance function strategy and structure, finance evolution through AI. He has worked personally with CFOs and other executives to design, manage and transform their functions to be more efficient and more effective business partners. In prior positions he has lead global research, commercial teams and business units advising C-suite leaders. written significant research studies on topics including: CFO Personal Effectiveness, Business Performance Management, Establishing Corporate FP&A, and Developing and Managing Global Investor Relations.
Professional background
CEB, Managing Director - Finance for Midsized Companies, 12 years
Areas of coverage
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Finance Function Strategy and Organizational Design
Education
Organization Management and Strategy, Goizueta Business School of Emory University, Beta Gamma Sigma
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Establishing a multiyear finance strategy
Assessing finance organization structure
Reorganizing the FP&A department
Establishing a mission and vision for the function
Building continuous improvement program