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CFOs are no longer confined to balance sheets. They are being pulled directly into AI execution, and the gap between ambition and results has become a boardroom-level problem.

Key shifts highlighted:

• CFO role expansion
  Finance leaders are now central to AI strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise risk, not just financial oversight. The CFO is fast becoming an operational AI leader.

• Pressure for fast ROI

  • 83% of CFOs say AI investments must show measurable returns within 12 months to remain funded.

  • AI is moving from experimentation to accountability-driven execution.

• Deep involvement beyond finance

  • 87% of CFOs report increased involvement in digital transformation initiatives, often extending well beyond traditional finance boundaries.

• Execution bottlenecks remain severe
  More than half of CFOs cite:

  • Fragmented data

  • Legacy systems

  • AI and digital skills gaps
    as major blockers to turning AI ambition into real business value.

• From ambition to governance crisis
  The disconnect between AI vision and delivery is no longer an IT issue — it’s a governance and leadership challenge at the board level.

Big picture takeaway:
AI is no longer a side initiative or innovation lab experiment. As McKinsey frames it, AI is becoming the core business. By 2026, leaders — especially CFOs — will be judged not on AI intent, but on measurable outcomes, operational integration, and execution discipline.

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