| Georgia Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science | |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering |
As Co-Founder and Executive Managing Director of Globespan, Barry sources new investment opportunities, evaluates and negotiates investments, and serves on the boards of portfolio companies, with an individual focus on the Communications, and Systems and Peripherals sectors.
Barry serves on the boards of Amalfi, Analogix, Luidia. Solar Power Partners and Wirefree Partners. He has also led the team to successful investments in AirGate PCS (NASDQ:PCSA), Aptis Communications (acquired by Nortel Networks), Avanex Corporation (NASDAQ:AVNX), Brocade Systems (NASDAQ:BRCD), Digital Island (NASDAQ:ISLD), Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR), Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), Monterey Networks (acquired by Cisco), Net Perceptions (NASDAQ:NETP), Philsar Electronics, Inc. (acquired by Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDQA:CNXT), Silknet (NASDAQ:SILK; acquired by KANA Communications, NASDAQ:KANA), among many others.
Barry was the Senior Executive Managing Director of JAFCO Ventures, where he opened the Palo Alto office in 1996. He built JAFCO’s presence on the west coast and, along with Andy Goldfarb, led the seamless transition and spinout of Globespan Capital from JAFCO Ventures in 2003.
