Kevin Barnes is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in driving transformations across various organizations, from fast-growing startups to established multibillion-dollar leaders. He believes firmly in developing talent, which he considers the most valuable resource. Barnes has a background spanning technology innovation, customer development, venture capital, sales, and analytics. He has built vision across organizations to ensure cross-functional alignment that has led to several significant results. For instance, he was able to achieve a $10M revenue management platform modernization at E. & J. Gallo and an IT overhaul supporting a 31% growth at Ferguson Enterprises, which resulted in a massive shift in business satisfaction from 58% to 85%.

More recently, Barnes joined the rapid-growing Rex Signature Services as CIO. The company's core mission of service through relationships, professionalism, quality, and simplicity aligns closely with his professional priorities. Barnes has studied various executive education programs at different universities, including the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, Babson College, and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He also holds an MBA in General from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Finance & Communication from California State University-Sacramento.