Jack McCullough is the founder and president of the CFO Leadership Council, a global organization dedicated to empowering senior financial executives. Jack is a senior contributor to Forbes, where he regularly writes for the CFO Network.

McCullough is a former CFO, a thought leader, and if there is an event going on that touches on the things finance chiefs care about, he is probably involved in some way. He founded the CFO Leadership Council in 2006 to serve its members at the national as well as local levels. 

If 8:30am in a hotel conference room filled with well-dressed CFOs is the last place you’d expect to hear Metallica, then you’ve never seen Jack McCullough speak. In fact, much of a McCullough speech is…different than what one would normally see at a high-powered business conference.

To watch McCullough work the crowd during a conference is to really see him shine.

The role of the CFO has changed dramatically over time—an evolution accelerated by events like the Great Recession of 2008, a decade of exponential digital disruption, and now COVID-19. Jack McCullough’s CFO Leadership Council addresses the enormity of the challenges that CFOs are facing today and their need to be supported, connected, and empowered to lead.

Jack McCullough is the founder of the CFO Leadership Council, a professional organization for senior financial leaders. McCullough is a widely-respected public speaker and thought leader who consults with some of today’s preeminent financial executives and innovators

As the Founder and President of The CFO Leadership Council, Jack McCullough has created a global organization to empower senior financial executives through innovative professional development programs and unparalleled peer networking. Under his leadership, the Council has been recognized as the premier organization for strategic and financial leadership. 

“Workaholics are not the best long-term performers. There are times in all of our careers when we have to work 80 or 90 hours a week and forgo other things. But it’s not a wise long-term strategy.”

Jack McCullough is the CFO of all CFOs. He’s the founder and President of The CFO Leadership Council. He’s also the author of the small pamphlet Secrets of Rock Star CFOs, a document he released in 2019.

As the member of the executive team who is both a financial specialist and strategic thinker, CFOs will play a critical role in not only ensuring a company’s survival but positioning it for the future, says Jack McCullough

Jack McCullough, CPA, founder of the CFO Leadership Council and the MIT Sloan CFO Summit, discusses the chief financial officer’s evolving role in managing innovation and risk.

Jack McCullough, CPA, founder of the CFO Leadership Council and the MIT Sloan CFO Summit, discusses the chief financial officer’s evolving role in managing innovation and risk.

He suggests ways today's CFOs can hone their skills to be more successful in their roles, especially when it comes to networking

Accounting, finance, strategy, and operations; modern CFOs should master all these business elements. It's a lot of responsibility, and it might be overwhelming for a lot of people. But fear not! Jack McCullough is here to help you.

Jack McCullough is the author of “Secrets Of Rockstar CFOs” and President of the CFO Leadership Council. We chatted recently about his experience, and the experience of other CFOs, of working for psychopath CEOs. He came to my attention through this article he wrote for Forbes about psychopaths.

CFO Leadership Council president tells 'Your World' why inflation is more problematic than Biden thinks.