Barry Pennett is senior vice president and general manager of ProConnect™ for Intuit®. In this role, he leads the team responsible for working directly with the accountants who use Intuit ProConnect Tax Online, ProSeries®, Lacerte®, ProFile in Canada and related solutions to prepare clients' taxes. Barry focuses on delivering critical customer benefits to accountants so that they can provide more value to their clients, and help them achieve their dreams and prosper. Barry brings more than 30 years’ expertise in sales, marketing, customer care, general management and product management in the software industry. He has a strong performance record in driving business outcomes, employee engagement and customer delight, and his leadership has been critical in helping shape the company and profession as we see it today. Prior to leading Intuit’s ProConnect Group, Barry led Intuit’s accountant sales as vice president for 13 years. Before joining Intuit, Barry held a variety of senior leadership roles for CCH (a Division of Wolters Kluwer), Thomson Reuters and CLR Fast-Tax. Barry received his bachelor of business administration degree from The University of Texas at Arlington.