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How CFOs Can Fight Process Friction with Nikhil Patel, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for the City of Detroit
CFO Weekly · 2025-06-24 · 26 min
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In this episode of CFO Weekly, Nikhil Patel, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for the City of Detroit, joins Megan Weis to navigate the critical challenges of process friction in both government and private sectors, as well as ways to reduce it by optimizing and streamlining operations. With vast experience across management consulting at Boston Consulting Group, startup leadership, and public sector finance, Nikhil brings a unique perspective to operational efficiency and process optimization. His background includes a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan, along with an MBA from Harvard Business School.