Google CFO Ruth Porat's 8 success secrets

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Ruth Porat

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Google and Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat.

Ruth Porat, the CFO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, is one of the most powerful women in finance.

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Previously, Porat spent 28 years at Morgan Stanley, helping guide the company through the 2008 financial crisis while simultaneously developing a government-backed plan that kept Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae from collapsing.

She has also helped guide IPOs and financing rounds of Amazon, eBay, The Blackstone Group, and GE, and is known for her insane work ethic.

How has she navigated her way to the top and stayed there? We've rounded up eight success secrets shared by the influential business leader.