Richard M. Gunst

Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, DeVry Inc.

Richard M. Gunst is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for DeVry Inc.

DeVry's purpose is to empower its students to achieve their educational and career goals. DeVry (NYSE: DV, member S&P 500 Index) is a global provider of educational services and the parent organization of Advanced Academics, Becker Professional Education, the Carrington Colleges, Chamberlain College of Nursing, DeVry Brasil, DeVry University, and Ross University Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. These institutions offer a wide array of programs in business, healthcare and technology and serve students in secondary through postsecondary education as well as accounting and finance professionals.

Gunst joined DeVry in 2006 as SVP, CFO and Treasurer, with responsibility for all of the financial functions across the company.

Gunst came to DeVry with over 25 years of broad financial management experience.  He most recently served as SVP & CFO for Sagus International, a privately-held manufacturer of school furniture.  Prior to Sagus, he served as SVP & SFO for the $3 billion Refrigerated Foods division within ConAgra Foods.  Gunst spent the bulk of his career with PepsiCo Inc. and the Quaker Oats Company, having served as the CFO of Quaker Foods and Beverages following Quaker Oats Company merger with PepsiCo Inc.  Gunst was also SVP of Planning & Analysis, Corporate Controller, and VP Finance of Quaker’s Gatorade division while at Quaker.  At PepsiCo, Gunst held a variety of corporate, division, and field finance roles within PepsiCo, Pepsi-Cola, and Frito-Lay.  Gunst started his career within Amoco Oil’s treasury group.

Gunst graduated in 1978 from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science in economics and business management.  In 1980, he earned a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Chicago.