Michael Hofer, Ph.D. — International CFO, M&A practitioner, author
Finance leadership that turns AI and M&A into results you can measure.
I run the finance function of a billion-dollar company by day and write about what actually works: applying AI inside finance, closing and integrating deals, and staying healthy enough to do both for a long time.
30+ M&A transactions completed
20+ years of executive finance leadership
4 continents of operating experience
Colorado Titan 100 in 2025 and 2026
Ph.D., MBA, MSA, Elijah Watt Sells Award (CPA), Executive Education from Wharton, AI at MIT
Three things I write about. Pick your door.
AI in Finance
The AI Finance Transformation book and the AI in Finance course on Udemy: a practitioner's playbook for CFOs who want to lead the change rather than be led by it.
On this site
Mergers & Acquisitions
Demystifying Mergers and Acquisitions, M&A for SMEs, The M&A Integration Handbook, and the downloadable Top 10 M&A Rules — read more here.
Health for busy people
Eat, Move, Heal and Happy and Healthy with Diabetes: blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar treated as one system, written by someone who has lived it for forty years.
Latest Thinking
Insights on AI, M&A & Value Creation
AI Is a Tool. So Is M&A. Neither Is a Strategy - Read it here
The Third Culture Approach™: Why the Best Post-Merger Culture Isn't Yours — or Theirs - Read it here
Don't Lose the Plot: Why the Investment Thesis Is Your North Star in M&A - Read it here
Work with Michael
Speaking, board and advisory conversations, and podcast appearances on AI in finance and M&A. If you want a sitting CFO's view rather than a consultant's, get in touch.