About Us | Leadership | Barry Libert
Barry Libert
Vice Chairman and CEO
Barry is the CEO and Vice Chairman of Anaconda and has served as a board member since 2019.
Barry is a serial entrepreneur with multiple exits. In addition, he has spent the last 35 years as a board member, CEO advisor, and operating partner. Barry has advised more than 350 CEO’s and served on more than 35 boards in their pursuit of exponential growth and value by building AI powered network business models with data moats.
He has co-authored 6 books, 20+ e-books; and 600+ articles in the WSJ, NYT, HBR, MIT, and Forbes on the power of networks and data moats. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox, NPR, and delivered 500+ speeches to 250,000+ people globally on network effects, data moats and AI powered platforms.
Barry began his career with McKinsey & Company, was a partner at Arthur Andersen, and a managing director of John Hancock’s $2B Real Estate Equity arm.
Barry is a graduate of Tufts University (BA, Magna Cum Laude) and Columbia University (MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma).