Today I am joined by Mike Young, the Head of Treasury at Juniper Networks. I want to get him on because I met him a year ago and he really struck me, a high achieving guy and someone who got to the top treasury post for a young age.

In this episode we discuss:

• What brought Mike into the treasury and what made him choose it
• The highlights of his career
• Learnings from spending time abroad
• How treasury differ in different industries
• His journey to the top role of treasury
• His mentors
• Mike’s approach to networking
• What he wishes he’d known early on
• What Mike looks for when hiring people
• What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the board
• How is the role of the treasury changing in the coming years particularly around technology advancement