Barry Gutknecht has created, managed, and evolved technology in real-world business for the past 20 years. Most recently he is the VP Information Security at Morgan Stanley, where he authored the firm-wide Data Classification guideline and drove the effort to implement firm-wide e-mail encryption. Before that he was the VP Software Engineering at CYA Technologies, where he directed both the Software Engineering and Product Management for the evolution of 12 commercial enterprise software products. He has built and retained teams through booms and busts, and understands the width and breadth of technology, but is most excited helping business actualize technology's potential through software.

His career spans the integration of the computer and software into the business world. In the 1980's he wrote innovative real-time software on a mainframe. In the early 1990's, he worked with small PC databases and built Local Area Networks in insurance and banking. Later, his extensive Wall Street experience earned him a Technology Leadership Award from Thomson Financial as he led the effort to build IPO software for Wall Street Syndicate Desks. He has designed and written research software for Scudder, Stevens & Clark, designed cost basis software for Charles Schwab, conducted business process analysis at Hambrecht & Quist, and integrated real-time data feeds for Lehman Brothers in New York and London. As the Director of Engineering at Business 2.0 magazine, he applied a software mentality to an expanding website and within 6 months increased its performance 10-fold with $0 additional expenditure in a reducing-staff environment.

He is an aggregator of business and technical goals and a leader in accomplishing them. His unique style of management combines an innate ability to listen with extensive technology experience and business acumen to produce innovative solutions. He knows what inspires developers and keeps them motivated. He is familiar with the grey areas of daily decisions that shape long-term direction, enjoys crafting products over months and years, and thrives on hitting multiple goals at all points along the way. Barry sees his career goals through the lens of repeated accomplishments, constantly using his abilities to solve business problems and increase revenue.

He enjoys time with his family, world history, golfing, and traveling. He graduated from the University of Colorado, participated in Wharton’s first remote-learning series for the Entrepreneur, and learned life’s lessons in Denver, New York, and San Francisco. He lives with his wife and teenage daughter in Fairfield County, Connecticut.