Barbary Brunner
Portland, Oregon
Overview
Barbary has spent her technology career building shareholder, customer and employees value by leveraging software to transform human experience and give people access and tools to make their lives smarter, faster, richer and more fully informed. From her earliest days as a Program Manager at Microsoft, to senior executive roles at Yahoo! and Experian, to taking a SaaS company public, she’s built and led world-class product and marketing teams that are equally in service of customer delight, business and shareholder results, and employee excellence, growth and satisfaction. She’s a noted speake
About
Barbary has spent her technology career building shareholder, customer and employees value by leveraging software to transform human experience and give people access and tools to make their lives smarter, faster, richer and more fully informed. From her earliest days as a Program Manager at Microsoft, to senior executive roles at Yahoo! and Experian, to taking a SaaS company public, she’s built and led world-class product and marketing teams that are equally in service of customer delight, business and shareholder results, and employee excellence, growth and satisfaction. She’s a noted speaker on brand development, growth strategy for technology ecosystems, and diversity and inclusion in tech organizations. Barbary’s roles have ranged from executive leadership at global tech leaders Microsoft, Yahoo! and others, to smaller company go-public leadership to board advising and board of directors positions. Barbary believes that building and leading teams is a privilege, and that quality of business culture is inextricably linked to brand and product success. She is a respected leader who builds open and respectful environments in which teams can be exceptionally high-performing. Areas of Expertise: • General Management and Business Operations • Global Corporate Strategy and Execution • Product Management and Product Planning • Brand Strategy, Development and Execution • Acquisition Marketing Leadership • Market Research, Insights and Business Intelligence leadership • Cross-functional executive team leadership • Business and organizational transformation and turnaround • Business development, Partner Management and Digital Sales Leadership • Startup and Executive coaching