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About the Chief Financial Officer
Barbara J. Bennett
Chief Financial Officer
Environmental Protection Agency
Barbara J. Bennett is a global business executive with over 25 years of experience. She is the former Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Communications. From 1990 to 2007, Bennett was a key member of the team that built the parent company of the Discovery Channel into one of the world’s most extensive media enterprises, with more than 100 channels telecast in 170 countries, in over 30 languages to over one billion subscribers. As CFO, she was responsible for the worldwide financial functions and strategies of the company including accounting, treasury, budgeting, reporting, audit, tax activities, and evaluation of new growth opportunities, and leading a multi-cultural, multi-lingual team located in the five leading international hub offices in addition to corporate headquarters. Since 2007, Bennett has been an independent consultant working with companies and non-profit organizations with interests in media, hospitality, tourism, and professional sports. She serves on the board of National Rehabilitation Hospital and chairs the investment committee of Presbyterian Homes & Family Services. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and completed executive programs at Harvard Business School and Yale University.