Finance as a Second Language® for Senior Leaders by Toshi Shibano, PhD

The Financial Language Senior Leaders Use to Align, Decide, and Lead

In Hawaiʻi’s competitive business landscape, senior leaders increasingly reach a point where strong performance in their first language—operations, marketing, technology, product management, customer experience, or people strategy—is no longer enough.

Executive conversations now rely on a second language: the financial logic leaders use to evaluate priorities, tradeoffs, and performance. Yet many accomplished executives were never formally taught this language.

Finance as a Second Language® (FSL®) beginning February 12, is designed for this moment.

Join Toshi Shibano, PhD, on January 22 for this complimentary informational session to learn how his six-part executive series helps leaders think, speak, and act with financial fluency—so their insights land with clarity, credibility, and confidence at the executive level.

“FSL is a game changer. Toshi turns intimidating financial conversations into clear, relatable language and helped me connect data to real decisions. I now contribute with confidence and support strategic discussions in a meaningful way.”
— Nikki Battad, Director of Human Resources, HC&D

About the Speaker:

Toshi Shibano, PhD has spent more than 37 years training senior leaders across six continents and 22 countries for organizations including GE, Siemens, Longs Drugs, Hawaiian Electric, HC&D, Servco, and American Savings Bank. He has served on the faculties of Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia, and Chicago business schools, and on the global faculty of General Electric’s Financial Management and Executive Development programs. Born and raised on Maui and a graduate of Baldwin High School, Toshi earned his PhD from Stanford Graduate School of Business and his MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

Details:

January 22, 2026
12 - 1 p.m.
Via Zoom
 

Registration Fee:

Complimentary for HEC Members and Non-Members