Barak Ben-gal, MBA'04, former CFO of SunRun (as of June 2013), discusses critical skills required of a stellar CFO and paths to the position, comparing various types of organizations. His onboarding stories and experience building infrastructure for the function as SunRun's first CFO provides valuable insights not only for students considering the CFO path but also startup- and soon-to-be CFOs.

(This is an episode in the Career Path Interview Series produced for the Career Management Center of Stanford University Graduate School of Business.)