Financial Decision-Making & Value Creation

Financial fluency becomes most valuable when applied to real decisions that affect organizational performance.

This course focuses on how leaders evaluate investments, allocate resources, and drive long-term value across their organization.

What You Will Learn

• Frameworks for evaluating investments and allocating resources
• How strategy influences financial outcomes and value creation
• How to assess tradeoffs and opportunity costs
• Approaches to managing financial risk and uncertainty
• How to align financial decisions with organizational priorities

Key Benefits
Participants will:

• Make more rigorous, data-informed investment and resource decisions
• Evaluate tradeoffs and competing priorities with greater clarity
• Align financial decisions with strategic objectives
• Lead more effective discussions on capital allocation and value creation
• Strengthen financial discipline across teams and functions
• You will leave with the ability to evaluate investments, allocate resources effectively, and make financially sound decisions that drive long-term value.

Who Should Attend

• Leaders responsible for budgets, investments, or resource allocation
• Senior managers involved in strategic decision-making
• Professionals seeking stronger financial judgment
• Functional leaders contributing to business decisions

Instructor
Anjan Thakor

John E. Simon Professor of Finance and Director of the WFA Center for Finance and Accounting Research

WashU Olin Business School

Location & Modality
In-Person, Charles F. Knight Center on WashU's Danforth Campus

This course may be applied toward the Finance for Decision-Making Certificate upon completion of the full program.

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