What happens nextis what we make of it.

I'm drawn to change, growth, and the possibilities that emerge when we question how things have always been done. My experiences across business, leadership, and governance have shaped that perspective, but so has a simple belief: there's always something more to learn and another way to see things.

Kate Motonaga, CFE
01

Change & Growth

How businesses evolve, where opportunities emerge, and what it takes to turn possibilities into meaningful progress.

02

Leadership, Risk & Judgment

Making sound decisions amid uncertainty, balancing ambition with accountability, and understanding the consequences of our choices.

03

Ideas & What's Next

Exploring the questions raised by technology, AI, shifting business models, and the changing ways people and organizations work.

What Interests Me

Selected writing

Ideas in print

  • 2026

    From AI Curiosity to Finance Capability: Building a Function That Scales With Intelligence

    Finance Alliance

  • Jul 11, 2025

    The AI Risk Small and Midsize Boards Are Missing

    Private Company Director

  • May 20, 2025

    Why CFOs Are Already Data Leaders and Perfectly Positioned for AI

    CFO.com

Book in progress

The Future of Finance

Working title, not final

A book about what happens to the finance function when the work itself changes. It looks at structure, talent, leadership, operating models, and the way enterprises make decisions when models produce the numbers that decisions rest on.

Follow the book

Speaking

Speaking & Conversations

Conversations about business change, leadership, risk, governance, technology, and the ideas shaping what comes next.

Speaking and appearances
  • World Finance Forum, New York

    Dec 10, 2026

    Future Forums · New York

  • CFO Summit, Boston

    Oct 29, 2026

    Finance Alliance · Boston

  • CFO Summit, New York

    May 7, 2026

    Finance Alliance · New York

Change & GrowthLeadership, Risk & JudgmentIdeas & What's Next

Current ventures

Eagran

Advisor, Eagran

Kate advises Eagran, where the work centers on how enterprises put AI into operation with the governance and financial discipline the decision requires.

Correspondence

Questions, ideas, invitations, and opportunities for conversation are always welcome.