Please let us know if you have feedbackIf Excel hosted a 40th birthday party today, nearly every CFO would expect an invitation. Nitesh Sharan Permission granted by Nitesh SharanNitesh Sharan, CFO of SoundHound AI, remembers the early days vividly. That’s the trade-off: Excel is cheap, these newer tools aren’t.”The futureFor CFOs looking ahead, it looks like Excel isn’t disappearing; it’s evolving into something new. The key is ensuring the time we spend is on decisions and insights, not on formatting and formulas.”After four decades, Excel isn’t just software. It’s a shared language, a bridge between eras of finance and a tool CFOs can’t quite quit just yet.