Barbara M. Byrne

Ms. Byrne is Former Vice Chairman of Barclays PLC. Prior to Barclays, Ms. Byrne worked at Lehman Brothers, where she was the first woman to serve as Vice Chairman. Ms. Byrne has over 37 years of experience in the financial services industry and is credited with developing longstanding partnerships with diverse groups of multinational corporate clients and leading teams on diverse financing and complex strategic advisory assignments. She began her career at Mobil Oil Corporation.

Ms. Byrne has held a number of board positions, including as a member of the New York City Board of the British-American Business Council, an Executive Committee Member of the Mount Holyoke College Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Finance Committee at Mount Holyoke College, a member of the Audit Committee of Mount Holyoke College, and a member of Stuart Country Day School. She is currently a member of the International Women’s Forum and a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.