Kirk W. McLaren

Kirk W. McLaren, author of The Growth CFO Void: The Guide to What’s Holding You Back From Becoming a 2% CEO, is the CEO of Foresight CFO and a graduate studies lecturer at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. Kirk’s team at Foresight CFO works side by side with CEOs as their Growth CFO across the full business journey, from foundation to succession options. Kirk and his wife, Nayarit, have two sons. He served in the U.S. Army as a behavioral scientist during the first Gulf War. Kirk holds an MBA with a finance and accounting concentration, an MA in international relations and economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS, a graduate certificate in international business from Georgetown University, and a BS from the University of Maryland University College. Kirk is a licensed, certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified treasury professional (CTP). He also earned his impact financial management (IFM) certification.