CFO Weekly · 2025-12-02 · 34 min
In this episode of CFO Weekly, Siqi Chen, CEO & CFO at Runway, joins Megan Weis to explore how modern CFOs are transforming their finance operations by moving from manual spreadsheet-based processes to real-time, AI-powered forecasting systems. Siqi brings unique insights as a serial entrepreneur and former CEO at Sandbox VR, where, during COVID-19, he experienced firsthand the painful inadequacy of traditional planning tools when rapid scenario planning became critical for survival. With his extensive background spanning founder, CEO, product leader, and now CFO roles, Siqi shares how finance teams can leverage technology to automate data integration, implement real-time forecasting, and build systems that make financial intelligence accessible across entire organizations. Currently serving as CEO & CFO of Runway, Siqi oversees the development of connected financial systems that help companies transition from months-long implementation cycles to getting up and running in six weeks or less, with integrations to nearly 800 data sources.
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