Barbara Gutierrez

Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, Jones Knowledge, Inc.

Ms. Gutierrez serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jones Knowledge, Inc. and its subsidiaries. As Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Gutierrez provides financial leadership and direction for the Jones Knowledge companies, and is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting functions, as well as, financial analysis, strategic planning and various operational functions. Ms. Gutierrez has over twenty years of financial and operational experience with public and private companies. Ms. Gutierrez's professional strength and experience has been with the financial and operational management of emerging businesses. Prior to her appointment to Chief Financial Officer in August 2000, Ms. Gutierrez was the Corporate Controller for Quovadx, Inc. (formerly XCare.net, Inc.), a leading provider of strategic eBusiness development and consulting services for the healthcare industry. Ms. Gutierrez served as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of PhyCor of Denver, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PhyCor, Inc.

Ms. Gutierrez's professional tenure also includes executive level positions with several subsidiaries of HealthONE. Ms. Gutierrez is a Certified Public Accountant with prior experience at Deloitte & Touche, LLP (formerly Deloitte, Haskins & Sells). She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from the University of Denver, and is a member of the Colorado Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and other educational professional associations.