Biggs C. Porter, chief financial officer of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, is responsible for financial strategy and ensuring that the company is driving value for Tenet shareholders. Porter serves on the company’s executive management team and reports directly to Trevor Fetter, Tenet’s president and chief executive officer. Porter is actively steering Tenet through a growth cycle, successfully translating the company’s vision into a financial action plan. In the last three years, Tenet has reshaped its portfolio and made a dramatic change in the areas of operations and financial management. Porter contributed to this process by overseeing the company’s finance, accounting and investor relations departments. Porter joined Tenet in June 2006 after three years with the Raytheon Company where he served as vice president, controller and acting chief financial officer. A certified public accountant, Porter earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Duke University and his master’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. He has twice been selected as one of the 100 most influential people in finance by Treasury and Risk Magazine.