ARMONK, N.Y., September 30, 2026 – A new global study from the IBM (NYSE: IBM ) Institute for Business Value finds that as AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, CFOs are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital allocation support them.
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IBM Study: As AI Scales Enterprise-Wide, CFOs Play an Expanded Role in Transformation
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The study * of 1,500 CFOs found that 62% of respondents say their role has expanded into enterprise technology or AI strategy leadership, 56% report greater portfolio-management and capital reallocation authority, and 54% have taken on more responsibility for business model or growth strategy design. Yet only 6% of surveyed CFOs say finance has reached a transformation-ready state, with AI consistently embedded into finance workflows and decision-making at scale.
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