The PE CxO AI Report
The board wants an AI P&L.
The conversation has moved from "are we doing AI?" to "what is AI earning?"
The board conversation has moved from "are we doing AI?" to "what is AI earning?" Boards are now asking CFOs for the AI unit-economic model: what each scaled use case cost, what it freed up, and what it earned.
The CFOs walking in with an AI P&L are getting a different conversation from the sponsor than the ones still saying "we are investing in AI."
The CEO check: bring a P&L for AI to the next board meeting. Three lines: cost, freed, earned.