Susan Barnes (computing)
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Susan Kelly Barnes 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.
As NeXT
's Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Barnes helped raise a huge amount of money 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.
After leaving NeXT Computer, Susan Barnes was Chief Financial Officer of Intuitive Surgical
from 1997 to 2005.
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc...
left Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
in 1985, she joined Jobs and other Apple managers to cofound NeXT
NeXT
Next, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets...
Computer, Inc. She served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NeXT
NeXT
Next, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets...
Computer from 1985 to 1991.
As NeXT
NeXT
Next, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets...
's Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Barnes helped raise a huge amount of money that helped NeXT
NeXT
Next, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets...
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
NeXT
Next, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets...
. That gave NeXT
NeXT
Next, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets...
an implied valuation of $600 million, astonishingly high for a company that was not yet shipping any products.
After leaving NeXT Computer, Susan Barnes was Chief Financial Officer of Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive Surgical Inc. is a corporation that manufactures robotic surgical systems, most notably the da Vinci Surgical System. The da Vinci Surgical System allows surgery to be performed remotely using robotic manipulators. The company is part of the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500...
from 1997 to 2005.