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How CFOs Balance Financial Discipline and Innovation

Analysis  |  By Marie DeFreitas  
   October 16, 2025

This is how CFOs are building trust and collaborating successfully through healthcare's uncertainty.

Building trust and fostering collaboration doesn’t require a complex playbook for CFOs — just consistency.

The most recent episode of The Winning Edge webinar series took on the topic of collaborating and building trust as a CFO. The panel featured two HealthLeaders Exchange members: Julie Soekoro, vice president and CFO of  Vitruvian Health, and Katina Williams, vice president of corporate finance at the Johns Hopkins Health System.

Tune in to hear how Williams approaches the delicate act of balancing financial discipline with innovation and long-term investments.

Watch the full discussion below to understand how these CFOs have built a strong, deep foundational trust and collaborate successfully within their organizations.

Marie DeFreitas is the CFO editor for HealthLeaders.


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