Who Is Hilary Maxson? Education, Career and New Role as Oracle Corporation CFO

With decades of experience in energy, materials, and financial consulting, Hilary Maxson has built a solid global finance executive reputation.

 As of late, she has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Oracle Corporation, a tech sector company known for its investment in AI (artificial intelligence) and cloud technology. 

The timing of this appointment could not have come at a more opportune time due to Oracle's increased rates of capital investments and expenditures for its business model transformation.

Thus, giving way to a collaborative leadership role for Hilary Maxson to shape Oracle's financial strategy through the ongoing expansion of its core business and core technology operations.

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Education Background

Hilary gained a foundation in finance through her completion of a bachelor's degree in applied economics and management from Cornell University and a Master's Degree  Business Administration (MBA) at Cornell University through the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management. 

Based on her educational experience, Hilary possesses strong analytical and strategic capabilities that have allowed her to excel in her roles leading global organizations from an administrative perspective throughout her career.

Career Journey

Maxson has 20+ years of expertise in finance, strategy & leadership, through several different industries.

She started with banking & worked for many institutions, including Citibank & Bank of America.

After working at AES Corp for more than 10 years (in Senior Finance, Strategy & Ops roles Around the Globe), she joined Schneider Electric, which leads the world in Energy Management & Automation, in 2017.

She quickly moved up the ranks & became EVP & Group CFO at Schneider Electric in early 2020. 

At Schneider Electric, she was instrumental in transforming the company into an Energy & Tech driven organization & developing the integration of Sustainability & Finance.

Appointment as CFO for Oracle

In April of 2026, Oracle Corporation appointed Hilary Maxson as the new CFO, thereby changing the direction of the leadership at Oracle.

Hilary Maxson took over a position that has not been a traditional CFO for Oracle, but rather has been filled by several senior level executive team members over the last several, without a permanent CFO.

Hilary Maxson arrives at Oracle when Oracle is significantly expanding its investment in AI Infrastructure and Cloud Services.

Hilary's previous experience managing Capital Intensive Operations and very large-scale financial strategies will be critical in supporting Oracle as it transitions through this stage of evolving Technologies and growing Service Demand.

Maxson will report directly to Oracle Leadership.