Jill McFarlane
CFO, Redhorse Corp.
Jill McFarlane’s biggest recent achievement was successfully integrating a strategic acquisition while simultaneously executing a full finance modernization, from indirect rate alignment to transitioning Redhorse to a calendarized month-end close and semi-monthly payroll, with zero disruption to contracts, compliance, or employee trust.
She also restructured the company’s insurance and advisory relationships, reducing premiums by 127% while increasing GovCon-specialized support and audit efficiency. These actions materially improved resilience, margin discipline and operational readiness for its next phase of growth.
Redhorse is directly aligned with many important national security priorities and has a long history and expertise in these mission spaces. Today, the company is delivering mission-critical intelligence analytics across counter-threat finance, counter-narcotics and sanctions evasion operations while simultaneously building ISR, predictive maintenance and counter-UAV software solutions that strengthen operational advantage. Its work is purpose-built to drive faster insight generation, improved decision dominance and cost-efficient mission execution.
“Jill has fundamentally elevated how we operate as a company,” said Noah Klemm, CEO of Redhorse. “She brings important discipline to complex integration, compliance, and financial risk functions while maintaining our steadfast “customer mission-first” approach to delivery. She is one of the most strategically forward CFOs I’ve ever worked with.”
Why Watch
In 2025, McFarlane’s organization is heavily focused on enterprise modernization that improves financial agility, regulatory readiness and operational efficiency — not just cost cutting. The team is building finance infrastructure that scales with our growth, accelerates reporting accuracy, and enables smarter cash and rate management in a tightening labor and budget environment. McFarlane’s focus is ensuring Redhorse remains fiscally sharp, integration-ready and structurally advantaged in a market demanding accountability as much as innovation.
“CFO leadership today isn’t just about financial accuracy,” she said. “It’s about building infrastructure that scales trust, speed, and resilience across the enterprise. I’m proud that our finance transformation strengthened both our operational discipline and our ability to support the mission with greater agility and confidence.”
Fun fact: McFarlane discovered her love of Turkish cuisine while traveling and has since turned it into a favorite pastime. She spends weekends experimenting with authentic recipes — from perfecting Adana kebabs to mastering homemade Lahmacun (Turkish pizza) — and tracking down hard-to-find ingredients in local specialty markets. What began as a travel souvenir has become an ongoing culinary adventure that keeps her curiosity (and spice cabinet) well stocked.