Dipak Golechha is the Chief Financial Officer of Palo Alto Networks, a leading cybersecurity company. This episode features a conversation between Dipak and Eric Kutcher, our own CFO.

Dipak and Eric discuss their experiences around the expanding CFO mandate, what it’s like to lead the finance function in a highly volatile business environment, and how they’re grappling with AI and other new technologies.

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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dipak-golechha-8b9a209/">Dipak Golechha</a> is the Chief Financial Officer of <a href="https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/">Palo Alto Networks</a>, a leading cybersecurity company. This episode features a conversation between Dipak and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/eric-kutcher">Eric Kutcher</a>, our own CFO.
Dipak and Eric discuss their experiences around the expanding CFO mandate, what it’s like to lead the finance function in a highly volatile business environment, and how they’re grappling with AI and other new technologies.
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Related Insights <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/w3ustEBP">Eric's interview with Claire Bramley, CFO of Terradata.</a> 
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/in-conversation-the-new-cfo-mandate">The new CFO mandate </a> <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-cybersecurity">What is cybersecurity? </a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/boards-and-cybersecurity">Boards and cybersecurity </a>
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