A private dinner in downtown San Francisco, hosted by Nipun Mehra and Vibhanshu Abhishek, for finance leaders from public companies, PE-backed operators and venture-backed businesses. The question: has AI in finance moved the EBITDA line yet?

Takeaways

• Tracking token usage is a start, but connecting it to business outcomes is still hard.

• Governance came up throughout the evening, and nobody at the table had a clear approach to it yet.

• Some finance operators are using AI to build custom dashboards for their teams.