Where finance leaders grow, connect, and lead with confidence.
Led by CFOs. Built for future CFOs.
CFO Rising is a private, CFO-led leadership community for senior finance executives navigating growth, complexity, and transition within the Government Contracting and
Aerospace & Defense sectors.
Who We Are
A CFO-led leadership community for current and aspiring finance executives in the defense and government services sector. CFO Rising brings together experienced CFOs and senior finance leaders operating in complex, highly regulated environments. Designed for sitting CFOs, VPs, and Directors preparing for expanded leadership, the community is grounded in practical decision-making, peer exchange, and long-term leadership development.
What Makes CFO Rising Different
A leadership experience built by CFOs, for future CFOs.
CFO Rising is intentionally designed around the real decisions finance leaders face at the senior level- from board dynamics and capital strategy to transactions, systems, and people leadership.
CFO Rising is intentionally designed around the real decisions finance leaders face at the senior level — from board dynamics and capital strategy to transactions, systems, and people leadership. All sessions are led by sitting or former CFOs who have navigated growth, M&A, private equity, and operational scale within defense and government services. The experience is practical, interactive, and grounded in lived leadership experience, not theory or vendor-led content.
The CFO Rising Experience
Practical CFO leadership topics grounded in real GovCon & Aerospace & Defense experience
Three Functional Pillars
Strategic Leadership
Capital, Transactions & Risk Management
Operational Scale
Led by CFOs. Built for future CFOs.
CFO Rising is a private, CFO-led leadership community for senior finance leaders navigating growth, complexity, and transition within GovCon.