May 12, 2016 – Exit Expert Barbara Roberts & Golf Genius Mike Zisman

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Barbara Roberts – Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Business School, NYC Chair TIGER 21 and Exit & Transition Planning Expert

Barbara Roberts is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs and family business owners start, grow, create wealth and transition to their next purpose after an exit. As Entrepreneur in Residence at Colombia Business School, she started their first incubator and the Harlem business program. Her Columbia Business School Whitepapers, “The Owner’s Journey” and “Life after an Exit”, help entrepreneurs navigate the challenges they face before, during, and after an exit or family ownership transfer. Her background in navigating entrepreneurship, personal transitions, and wealth management led her to TIGER 21, the premiere peer-learning network for ultra-high net worth individuals. As a TIGER 21 Chair, Barbara helps entrepreneurs and other highly successful individuals transition to their next passion and be more impactful stewards of their wealth. She started on Wall Street and was the first women to hold numerous senior positions in IPO marketing and securities research and concluded this chapter as the first woman to serve on Dean Witter’s Board of Directors. After Wall Street, she transitioned to entrepreneur. As President of the stock photography agency, FPG International (now Getty Images), she championed the use of non-white models in commercial photography and received the Business Enterprise Award from President Clinton. Following the sale of FPG, Barbara lead and built the museum audio tour company, Acoustiguide. She currently serves on the NY Suffolk County Planning Commission and previously was Chair of the Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY.