Roman Labutin is a strategic Chief Financial Officer at WI Harper Group, a cross-border venture capital firm. With a global finance background from extensive leadership roles at Citi, he excels in driving transformation and operational efficiency. A graduate of Fordhams MBA program and Columbias CFO Program, people who have worked with him describe him as sharp and data-driven.
He holds a Masters degree in Physics and Applied Mathematics from a top university in Russia.
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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview
How Roman shows up
Observative
Value Conscious
Meticulous
They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.
Priorities
Topics Roman cares about
Transformational Leadership
He recently discussed how the CFO role is evolving beyond numbers to blend data-driven decisions with a people-first approach, emphasizing transparency, consistency, and empathy.
Finance and AI
He speaks on how digital transformation and AI are elevating finance's impact, and stresses the increasing importance of human empathy in a more automated environment.
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Career
Work history
2025
Chief Financial Officer
WI Harper Group
2022 - 2024
Chief Financial Officer - Transformation
Citi
2019 - 2022
Chief Financial Officer - Citibank Korea
Citi
2011 - 2019
Chief Financial Officer - Citi Private Bank
Citi
2009 - 2011
Head of Finance Integration – Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Morgan Stanley
In the press
Media appearances
Transformational Leadership with Former Citigroup CFO Roman Labutin. Featured in wrkdefined.com
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