Susan Barnes (computing)

Susan Kelly Barnes is an alumna of Apple Inc. She was Controller of the Macintosh Division at Apple Computer. When Steve Jobs left Apple Computer in 1985, she joined Jobs and other Apple managers to cofound NeXT Computer, Inc. She served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NeXT Computer from 1985 to 1991. ^[1]

As NeXT's Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Barnes helped raise significant funding that helped NeXT weather its slow start. The most notable transaction was a $100 million investment by Canon Inc. in 1989 for a 16.7 percent stake in NeXT. That gave NeXT an implied valuation of $600 million, astonishingly high for a company that was not yet shipping any products.^[2]

After leaving NeXT Computer, Susan Barnes was Chief Financial Officer of Intuitive Surgical from 1997 to 2005.

References

↑ "Venture Beat Profile of Susan Barnes".
↑ Pollack, Andrew (1991-05-04). "Co-Founder of NeXT is Leaving". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

Key figures in the history of Apple Inc.

CEOs	Michael Scott (1977–1981) Mike Markkula (1981–1983) John Sculley (1983–1993) Michael Spindler (1993–1996) Gil Amelio (1996–1997) Steve Jobs (1997–2011) Tim Cook (2011–present)

Employees	Angela Ahrendts Bill Atkinson Susan Barnes Chrisann Brennan Steve Capps George Crow Chris Espinosa Craig Federighi Bill Fernandez Scott Forstall Jean-Louis Gassée Ellen Hancock Andy Hertzfeld Bruce Horn Guy Kawasaki Susan Kare Daniel Kottke Joanna Hoffman Rod Holt Jonathan Ive Bob Mansfield David Nagel Rich Page Jef Raskin Jon Rubinstein Phil Schiller Bertrand Serlet Johny Srouji Burrell Smith Avie Tevanian Bud Tribble Steve Wozniak Ronald Wayne Del Yocam

NeXT (1985 to 1996)

Corporate Directors	Steve Jobs Ross Perot John Patrick Crecine (as of 1988)

Original NeXT Team Members	Susan Barnes George Crow Joanna Hoffman Steve Jobs Susan Kare Rich Page Bud Tribble

Hardware Products	NeXT Computer NeXTcube NeXTcube Turbo NeXTstation NeXTdimension NeXT MegaPixel Display NeXT Laser Printer

Software Products	NeXTSTEP OpenStep WebObjects Interface Builder

Annual Sales $140 million USD (FY 1992) Employees 240 (1993) Website www.next.com at the Wayback Machine (archived April 12, 1997)

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