Biography - TAB East Mid Manhattan

William E Barker

Is President of TAB-East Mid-Manhattan and TAB-Certified Coach & Facilitator

William Barker is a successful businessman and director on corporate and non-profit boards. He has held positions as President, Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and has worked in Fortune 200 corporations, private equity firms, small businesses and startups. His experience spans a broad array of business segments, including financial services, information technology, wireless communications, cable TV, manufacturing and distribution. Bill has international business experience in twenty-four countries around the world.

Mr. Barker earned his Bachelor of Science degree at West Point, where he was on the honor roll and lettered in intercollegiate football. He served for five years in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany, before returning to the United States to earn his MBA at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Upon graduation, he began his 27-year career, the first leg in the corporate Fortune 200 arena at Aetna Life & Casualty, IBM, and GE Capital.

Bill later focused on smaller companies and startups, specializing in leadership coaching, business development, restructuring, and financing and revenue growth. He was co-founder of Callahan Associates, a development firm that funded small cable TV, wireless and Internet technology startups and small companies. He later co-founded and was Managing Director of Springwell Capital Partners, a Connecticut-based communications and information technology advisory services company. Most recently, Mr. Barker has operated Jean Elton Studio & Gallery, a Westport, CT-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of ceramic dinnerware and home decor accessories.