Scaling Responsibly in an AI-Driven World | Kevin Rubin, CFO, Zscaler

Описание: In this episode, Jack is joined by Kevin Rubin, the CFO of Zscaler. They discuss Zscaler’s zero-trust cybersecurity model, global enterprise scale, and the strategic challenges of operating in a fast-moving threat environment. Rubin explains why disciplined experimentation is essential to AI investment and how finance helps prevent technology sprawl. The conversation also covers the evolution of the CFO role, go-to-market partnership, and forecasting sophistication. Rubin shares lessons from earlier CFO chapters—including Alteryx’s land-and-expand strategy—offering perspective on how customer insight, financial modeling, and restraint shape durable growth.

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Video Timestamps & Titles

0:00 – Episode introduction and AI as experimentation

1:29 – How the CFO role keeps getting rewritten

2:57 – Kevin Rubin’s multi-chapter CFO career

4:10 – From compliance to strategic finance leadership

6:22 – Curiosity, adaptability, and understanding the business

8:32 – CFO involvement in go-to-market decisions

11:46 – Getting ahead of the curve on GTM and AI

16:18 – What Zscaler does and why zero trust matters

19:35 – First 100 days at Zscaler

22:45 – AI strategy: product, security, and operations

25:39 – Centralizing AI governance and discipline

31:09 – AI’s impact on forecasting and modeling

33:10 – Finance Strategic Moment: Alteryx land-and-expand model

36:57 – Building a scalable finance leadership team

43:54 – Priorities for the next 12 months