01 / NUMBERS
Numbers
Financial modeling, FP&A, accounting, forecasting, unit economics and the mechanics beneath business performance.
Finance / Strategy / Technology
CASPER
ZHAO
Finance × Strategy × Technology
I build financial systems, translate complexity into decisions, and explore what happens when finance becomes AI-native.
Based in BostonWorking globally
01 / The Thesis
The modern finance function should do more than explain the past.
Finance should help companies see around corners.
02 / SYSTEMS
Systems
Automation, operating models, data architecture and reporting infrastructure designed around how decisions actually happen.
03 / INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence
AI-native finance, decision support and strategic analysis at the boundary between human judgment and autonomous systems.
Selected Work
View selected work →
Financial Architecture
Structure → Systems → Decisions
Building forecasting, reporting and analytical systems that turn complexity into clarity.
SaaS & Subscription Economics
Growth Has Mechanics
Revenue modeling, cohort analysis, LTV/CAC, contribution margin, retention and growth economics.
AI-Native Finance
Intelligence → Action
Exploring how AI can fundamentally change the architecture of FP&A, accounting and CFO organizations.
02 / Building
STACKED
CFO
The AI-native finance function.
A modern approach to CFO infrastructure, financial intelligence, operating systems and decision support.
Explore StackedCFO ↗Thinking
Read all writing →ESSAY / 001
Is Your CFO Really Working?
What modern finance leaders should actually be measuring.
ESSAY / 002
The AI-Native CFO
Why the next generation of finance organizations will look radically different.
ESSAY / 003
Revenue Isn't Strategy
Why knowing your numbers isn't the same thing as understanding your business.
03 / About
CASPER ZHAO / BOSTON
About
Casper
I've spent my career living at the intersection of numbers and decisions. Accounting taught me how businesses record reality. Finance taught me how they plan for it. Technology has made me increasingly interested in whether we can build systems that help people understand reality faster.
That question sits at the center of what I'm building now.
Finance & AccountingCORE
Strategy & SystemsCORE
AI & AutomationBUILDING
Writing & ResearchONGOING