Paul is a Finance Professional with 15+ years of finance and FP&A experience, including business unit CFO roles. Paul earned a business bachelor's degree from BYU and an MBA and a Master of Science in Information Management from Arizona State University. Paul has also earned his FPAC, FPAP, and AFM and is a Microsoft MVP. Paul is known for his deep understanding of all things FP&A, including FP&A software, Excel, data storytelling, data visualization, and more. Paul runs his own business providing training services, is a content creator, and hosts three popular finance podcasts FP&A Unlocked, Future Finance, and Financial Modeler's Corner.

Glenn Hopper is Managing Director and Head of AI Practice at VAi Consulting, where he leads enterprise AI transformation for finance teams. He brings more than 20 years of CFO experience across PE-backed companies spanning retail, legal tech, entertainment software, and international operations. Glenn hosts the FP&A Today podcast and co-hosts Future Finance with Paul Barnhurst, covering AI and technology transformation in corporate finance. He is the author of Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age and AI Mastery for Finance Professionals, with his third book, The AI-Ready CFO, forthcoming later this year from Wiley Finance. Glenn teaches AI-in-finance courses for Duke Fuqua Executive Education, LinkedIn Learning, Corporate Finance Institute, AICPA, and Harvard D^3. He holds a Harvard ALM in Finance, an HBS Analytics certificate, and the FMVA designation. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran.