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Marc Rodt leads Boston Consulting Group's Center for CFO Excellence in Europe. He is a core member of the Corporate Finance & Strategy practice at the firm. Marc has expertise in a broad range of topics within corporate finance, and recent engagements have included scaling AI/algorithm-based forecasting processes, digital operating governance models, digitization/optimization of core processes, strategic workforce transformation, design and redesign of the financial function, and effectiveness/efficiency reviews of the financial function.

His clients have included automotive OEMs, large capital goods companies, software providers, and industrial conglomerates. Before joining BCG, Marc co-founded Xantion AG, a risk management software company, and worked at Mitchell Madison Group in corporate finance.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • PhD, finance, Ludwigs–Maximilians-University
  • Dipl., business administration, Ludwigs–Maximilians-University

Publications and Videos

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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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Why Your Company Needs a Digital Financial Twin

Finance functions can use a virtual representation of key metrics to facilitate analyses of granular data and improve decision making at the enterprise level.
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Bringing Bionic Finance to Life

Fully integrating human and digital capabilities in the finance function entails a journey best done in three stages: ignite, professionalize, and scale and sustain.
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Bionic Finance Offers a Strategic Edge

By combining technology and human capabilities, a finance function can orchestrate the work of other departments and help the company achieve its strategic objectives.
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Lessons from Best-in-Class CFOs

Only a few CFOs lead finance functions that truly outperform in both efficiency and effectiveness. Here’s what sets them apart.
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The Power of Algorithmic Forecasting

Armed with foresight into how conditions will change, a company can take actions to preempt unfavorable outcomes and promote competitive advantage.
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How Virgin Galactic Is Turning Moon Shots into Reality: An Interview with Stephen Attenborough

Innovating is critical, yet it isn’t easy, particularly when the stakes are high. Virgin Galactic Commercial Director Stephen Attenborough shares strategies for managing bold and complex projects.
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A Radical Redesign for Support Functions in the Digital Age

New technologies are changing how support functions work—and rendering some of them entirely obsolete. To capitalize, companies need to reorganize those functions from the ground up.
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The CFO’s Vital Role in Corporate Transformation

CFOs can maintain a relentless focus on value creation by serving as strategic advisors to business leaders, overseeing performance, and communicating a persuasive equity story to investors.
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How Digital CFOs Are Transforming Finance

CFOs are under the gun. They need to manage the growing burden of regulatory controls while being proactive advisors to the business and ensuring a focus on the bottom line.
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The Art of Risk Management

Managing risk involves more than complex financial models and formal systems. Here are ten basic principles that should govern the art of risk management.
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The Art of Performance Management

Before investing in new performance management systems, leaders need to identify the metrics that really matter and design processes for translating data into effective decision making.