The combination of financial acumen, business acumen and systems thinking will be particularly important in the future. It positions CHROs to operate as anticipators, driven by data and insights, instead of as reactors. Today’s High- Res CHROs are already 2.3x more likely to be at the top level of proficiency in this combination. As such, this blurs the lines between front and back office, enabling them to seize opportunities even beyond their function. Our research indicates that more CHROs will be on the path to developing this enviable skillset, as they are continuously learning, unlearning and reinventing 10 themselves. Through our interviews we found that CHROs globally are already deepening their expertise (honing critical skills like data science and analytics on the job) to meet future business needs. 12