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In private equity and venture-backed environments, both CFOs and Finance Operating Partners play critical roles in shaping enterprise value. These firms now look for leaders who can create clarity from complexity, drive scalability, influence cross-functional decisions, and partner effectively with portfolio leadership teams to accelerate growth.
This session will offer a candid look at how PE & VC companies evaluate finance leadership – across diligence, onboarding, value creation planning, and exit readiness. We will explore the evolving interplay between CFOs and Finance Operating Partners, and how both roles can strengthen alignment, credibility, and impact.
Panelists
- Drew Hamer – Chief Financial Officer at Arcserve, a global data protection and resilience software company backed by private equity firms including H.I.G. Capital, Monroe Capital, and Marlin Equity Partners. Drew brings deep experience leading finance organizations through PE ownership, operational scale, and value-creation initiatives.
- Anne Myong – Operating Partner at How Women Invest, where she partners with portfolio company leadership teams on finance strategy, governance, and operational execution. Anne also serves as a Board Director and Audit Committee Chair at Align Technology, contributing extensive expertise in public company finance and governance.
- Sue Xu, PhD – Managing Partner at AMINO Capital, an early- and growth-stage venture capital firm focused on frontier technology. Since 2012, Sue has been involved in more than 300 investments, primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, including approximately 20 unicorns and more than 35 companies valued over $100 million. Notable investments include Chime, Rippling, and GRAIL (acquired by Illumina).
- Christina Bui (Moderator) – Vice President, Managed Solutions at Robert Half and Protiviti. In this role, she partners with private equity and venture-backed companies to drive business process improvements, finance transformations, organizational transitions, and transaction readiness across key inflection points.
REGISTRATION
FEI SFBA Members & Strategic Partners – Register on this page.
FEI Silicon Valley (“FEISV”) Members – As of 9/2/2025, FEISV decided to discontinue the collaboration agreement with FEI SFBA that previously allowed FEISV members to attend FEI SFBA events for no charge. For this event, however, we are happy to welcome FEISV members (with FEI SFBA covering the related costs). Please register on this page.
Non-Members/Guests
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