Good morning. Agentic AI is predicted to revolutionize the role of finance, with CFOs at the forefront of this transformation.I recently spoke with Marie Myers, EVP and CFO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), to get her perspective on the topic. “I’ve been building bots for many years,” Myers told me. “So when agentic AI came along, I was very excited.”A seasoned finance and technology executive, Myers had her first CFO role at a robotic process automation (RPA) company, UiPath. She describes agentic AI as “the biggest unlock for finance since RPA and ERPs [enterprise resource planning systems].”Myers is also a former longtime executive of HP Inc., where she served in several leadership roles, including CFO and chief transformation officer. In January 2024, she joined HPE, a Fortune 500 company specializing in enterprise IT solutions. On July 2, HPE completed its $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. In April, it was reported that activist investor Elliott Investment Management took a $1.5 billion stake in the company.Integrating agentic AI and upskilling at HPESince joining HPE, Myers has prioritized integrating AI into both the finance organization and client offerings. HPE’s finance team is piloting Deloitte’s Zora AI for finance, an AI-powered agentic platform, which is available on Private Cloud AI as an on-premise solution. The initial focus is on operational reporting, launching this summer, with plans to add further enhancements to the solution covering predictive forecasting and expanded data sets. The main metric HPE is tracking is productivity. Myers’ chief of staff, Gustav van der Westhuizen, has rolled out AI training for thousands of employees. Myers emphasizes that successful implementation requires strong change management, data quality, governance, and the right talent. “Data quality and governance are probably the biggest inhibitors to getting started,” she noted. Regarding talent, ideally, the recent graduate you’d like to hire is someone with finance and accounting acumen, combined with AI knowledge and awareness, Myers said. “What does the new entry-level job in the company look like?” she said. “I think that’s a question we’re still asking.”The personal impact of AIAfter completing graduate school, Myers considered herself a “spreadsheet junkie.” Her job involved gathering data and analyzing it late into the night. “Is this what you’re supposed to do after all these years of being educated?” she recalled thinking. Fast forward to today, and Myers is using AI agents for nearly everything.“Every aspect of my day has been impacted by AI—from my personal life to my professional life,” she said. An AI agent helps her during her commute to organize her agenda and think through issues. “When I’m driving to work, I talk to an AI agent about what is going to happen today.”During a recent board meeting, Myers used AI to clarify unfamiliar terms instead of raising her hand to ask questions. In meetings, she also uses AI tools to take notes. Outside of work, she relies on AI for personal tasks, like finding gift ideas or helping her children. “In fact, my kids told me, ‘Could you stop using AI at home to answer questions for us?’” she quipped.Overall, Myers says AI has made her life more efficient. “I use it for absolutely everything; it’s changed my life.”Have a good weekend.Sheryl Estradasheryl.estrada@fortune.comThis story was originally featured on Fortune.com