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ByRomy Oltuski,

Forbes Staff.

Executive Editor, Forbes Content & Design Studiofor Forbes ResearchNov 01, 2023, 01:20pm EDTUpdated Feb 23, 2026, 03:30pm EST

Economic headwinds have handed chief financial officers a new level of organizational influence.

Just ask CEOs: They consider CFOs, more than any other member of the C-suite, to be their right hands, according to the latest CxO Growth Study from Forbes Research, which surveyed 500 global executives from organizations with at least $1 billion in revenue.