Today I am joined by Mike Young, the Head of Treasury at Juniper Networks. I want to get him on because I met him a year ago and he really struck me, a high achieving guy and someone who got to the top treasury post for a young age.
In this episode we discuss:
- What brought Mike into the treasury and what made him choose it
- The highlights of his career
- Learnings from spending time abroad
- How treasury differ in different industries
- His journey to the top role of treasury
- His mentors
- Mike's approach to networking
- What he wishes he'd known early on
- What Mike looks for when hiring people
- What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the board
- How is the role of treasury changing in the coming years particularly around technology advancement
