Who We Are
The Collaborative CFO WorkGroup started as an outgrowth of The Collaborative, a robust Minnesota membership organization hosting innovative entrepreneurship, business and strategic events and serving Minnesota innovators. That content expertise and unmatched network form the bedrock of the strategic power of The Collaborative CFO WorkGroup. |
The Collaborative®
Convening, Exploring, Serving & Celebrating Minnesota's Innovation Economy Since 1987
For 30 years, The Collaborative served Minnesota's entrepreneurs, investors, teams and innovators. From first-time startups, growth company CEOs, CFOs and middle-market teams -- to angels, VCs and investors -- our work has focused on Helping to Build Minnesota's Companies (our tagline). The Collaborative continues this work with its highly regarded CFO WorkGroups. A few years ago, The Collaborative wrapped up its entrepreneurial event activities with several well attended programs and partnership alignments with three outstanding Minnesota business organizations. Click here for a Star Tribune story on the transition to focus on WorkGroups.
CFO WorkGroups Continue: The Collaborative is proud to continue facilitating its private CFO WorkGroups with an awesome roster of Minnesota's strongest innovation based companies (these are targeted, confidential groups of top finance executives convened separately from The Collaborative event and publishing activities).
CFO WorkGroups Continue: The Collaborative is proud to continue facilitating its private CFO WorkGroups with an awesome roster of Minnesota's strongest innovation based companies (these are targeted, confidential groups of top finance executives convened separately from The Collaborative event and publishing activities).

Dan Carr is founder of The Collaborative and also The Collaborative CFO WorkGroups, serving a premier list of Minnesota finance executives on a monthly peer-networking basis for over 20 years. Since 1987, The Collaborative has served Minnesota growing and emerging companies, entrepreneurs, investors and executives. Carr is also the co-founder of four businesses and previously worked as a CPA in New York and Minneapolis. Carr also writes occasionally on entrepreneurship, innovation and the Minnesota economy.