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Juliet Grabowski is a core member of Boston Consulting Group's finance leadership team, responsible for leading technology and transformation in the finance function. Prior to this leadership position, Juliet was a member of the Corporate Finance & Strategy and Financial Institutions practices. She also co-led BCG’s Center for CFO Excellence globally.

She has led multiple engagements across industries to help CFOs transform their organizations, advising clients on strategic topics including organizational and operating model design, end-to-end process optimization, cost reduction, agile transformation, and leader enablement. Before coming to BCG in 2011, Juliet was a Manager of Strategy & Analytics at Digitas.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • Bachelor of Music/Management Studies Certificate, University of Rochester

Publications and Videos

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Risk Management Failures: What Corporate CFOs Can Learn

Recent failures highlight the importance of building resilient approaches to financial risk management.
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Generative AI in the Finance Function of the Future

Now is the time for CFOs to learn about the most impactful applications of generative AI and prepare to capitalize on emerging capabilities.
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The Finance Function Needs a Talent Upgrade

The mandate for finance is evolving from simple bookkeeping to serving as a trusted business partner. To succeed, CFOs must develop their current workforce and recruit talent from new sources.
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How to Make Financial Steering Better, Faster, and More Efficient

Finance functions can use two related capabilities—dynamic planning and advanced business intelligence—to turbocharge their role as forward-looking strategic advisors.

Financial Resilience

“Cash is king” can be the corporate refrain in a downturn—but success demands much more. BCG’s Juliet Grabowski says a common CEO dilemma is ensuring flexibility and visibility in both operations and strategy.

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Finance Functions Need More Women Leaders. Here’s Why.

Companies can use the disruptive power of gender diversity to elevate innovation, resilience, and financial performance to new levels.
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Why CFOs Should Lead the Sustainability Charge

Sustainability has become inseparable from financial success, making finance leaders key players. Only they can hardwire this new priority into steering and performance management.
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The CFO as the Architect of Zero-Based Transformation

The best approach to zero-based transformation comes from treating all spending as investment and making the CFO a key strategist for generating value.
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Revitalize Your Financial Planning—and Your Finance Talent

Finance leaders can drive strong business outcomes at a time like this. To do that, they need a new approach to forecasting and a team with more than traditional accounting skills.
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Workday Leaders on Their Evolving Finance Function

In a recent interview with BCG, Workday’s CFO Barbara Larson and CSO Pete Schlampp shared insights on navigating today’s tricky terrain.
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未来に向けたトランジション――新任CFOが描くビジョンとロードマップ

経理・財務組織が長期的な課題にしっかりと取り組むためには、新任CFOが「トランジション」の期間に過去の文脈から現在を正しくとらえて未来につなぎ、組織としての変化を積み上げていくことが重要です。この論考集には、新任CFOが最初の90日、そして1年の間にそれぞれ何をすべきかを考察する論考を収録しています。
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Your First Year as CFO

By demonstrating results early, new CFOs facilitate their longer-term strategy and transformation efforts, paving the way for growth.