Today I have Ed Barrie with me. He is the Treasurer at Tableau Software. Tableau has been recently acquired by Salesforce and is a rapidly growing business that allows you to analyze data effectively. We chatted a lot about the fast growing IT platform versus working in more of a debt hungry utility. Ed has some great insights in working across industries, one of the most exciting interviews I’ve done. I think you’d enjoy today’s interview with Ed.

In this episode:

• Why treasury and what made Ed choose treasury as a career
• How treasury alters in vast industries in Ed’s perspective
• The real highlights in Ed’s career
• The contrast of Ed’s treasury role in different businesses
• The cultural change in moving industries
• Ed’s approach to networking – the importance of open sharing
• Ed’s mentors
• What Ed wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
• What Ed is looking for when hiring
• Having good managers who invest and empower their people
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the CEO and the board
• How is the role of treasury changing over the coming year in Ed’s perspective