Michael Curran
CFO | COO | AI Transformation
AI Circle•New York, New York, United States
View LinkedIn ProfileExperience18+ Years
LevelStaff
Executive Overview
Finance and technology executive who bridges the gap between AI potential and measurable business impact. Currently leading AI transformation initiatives that shift organizations from intuition-based decision-making to data-driven, scientific methodologies. My work sits at the intersection of financial strategy and applied AI, focused on building the measurement discipline that proves AI investments actually deliver returns through rigorous attribution, causality analysis, and ROI modeling.
Career Timeline
- AI CircleCurrent2025–Present· 1 yr 10 mos
- MemberCurrent2025–Present
- MSCI Inc.Current2025–Present· 1 yr 10 mos
- Managing DirectorCurrent2025–Present
- 2021–2025· 4 yrs
- CFO - Head of Finance - Applied AI and Data Science - Sales & Marketing2022–2025
- Director - M&A Advisory, Value Realization, and CFO Services2021–2022
- 2019–2021· 2 yrs
- Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer2019–2021
- 2017–2019· 2 yrs
- Group Chief Financial Officer2017–2019
- 2012–2017· 5 yrs
- CFO -Financial Products2012–2017
- 2008–2012· 4 yrs
- SVP Finance/CFO (Financial Services Division)2008–2012
Education
MBA
Global Finance
Fordham Gabelli School of Business
BS
Finance
Lehigh UniversityExecutive Relationship Map
Reports To
Michael Curran
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Skills & Expertise
Change ManagementPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingProduct ManagementSocial MediaCorporate GovernanceProduct DevelopmentProject PlanningFinance TransformationRestructuringNew Business DevelopmentSkillshareTeam BuildingManagement ConsultingStrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AI for MarketingEntrepreneurshipMachine LearningStart-upsForecasting