Barbara manages the Partnership Fund’s existing portfolio. Prior to joining the Partnership Fund, Barbara served as Managing Director of Illiquid and Special Assets of UniCredit Group, a multinational bank; as a Partner of NewSmith Capital Partners, a UK-based asset management firm; as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of GB Merchant Partners, the investment arm of Gordon Brothers; and as Managing Director of Global Distressed Debt and the Credit Opportunities Group of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Previously, she was a portfolio manager of distressed debt investments at Davidson Kempner Funds and a Partner of Gordian Group, a boutique investment bank focused on restructuring.

Barbara has an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BS from Trinity College.