Today I’m joined by Drew Wolfe. Drew is the ex-treasurer of Starbucks. The reason why I got Drew on today was he’s an ex-nuclear submarine engineer who made his way into banking and then into the corporate treasury. I wanted to talk to him about the differences and how it all worked. He has an interesting career and a super interesting guy. He made the transition from treasurer into the CFO role.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Drew came to treasury
• Comparing his experiences in banking, corporate and different businesses
• Making the move from banking to the corporate treasury
• Drew’s experience as treasurer in Starbucks
• The highlight of his career so far
• The difference of working domestically in the US and internally in UK
• Lessons Drew learned about global citizenship 
• His process and approach to networking
• One thing Drew wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
• Key things he is looking for when hiring
• Moving from Treasury to CFO role, does it change the way Drew hire treasury vs. corporate finance
• Advice to business who decide they don’t want to stop in the treasury role and want to go to the CFO role
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the board
• How the role of treasury is changing in the coming years