Biography of Brian M. Barefoot
President
Babson College

Brian M. Barefoot is president of Babson College, one of the nation’s leading management schools. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Babson is internationally recognized for its leadership in entrepreneurial management education.

A graduate of the College, Mr. Barefoot has a long and distinguished record of service to Babson and served as Chair of the Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2001. He was named President as of July 1, 2001.

Under President Barefoot's leadership, Babson will continue to strengthen its innovative programs for undergraduate and MBA students and business professionals, which have earned Babson College the #1 ranking in entrepreneurship. Babson's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business is among the top 38 MBA programs in the country; the undergraduate program is #23 in the United States; and Babson Executive Education is among the 10 leading providers of executive education worldwide.

Previously, Mr. Barefoot's career in financial services spanned more than three decades. At PaineWebber, Inc. from 1994 to 2001, he served as Executive Vice President and Director of Investment Banking, a member of its Board of Directors, and President and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary PaineWebber International. During twenty-five years at Merrill Lynch & Co., from 1967 to 1992, he held various senior management positions, retiring as Senior Managing Director. From January 2001 to July 2002, Mr. Barefoot served in various capacities, including President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, at NeoVision Hypersystems Inc., a leading provider of software solutions specializing in advanced visualization and decision support for the financial services industry. In 1992, he founded Frontier Sports Development Corp. and served as President until 1994.

Mr. Barefoot joined the governing board of Babson College in 1985 and has served in many capacities including Chair of the Investment Committee, Chair of the Development and Alumni Relations Committee, and Chair of the Executive Committee. From 1992 to 1997, he was co-chair of Babson's capital campaign, which raised a record $122 million. In 1994, he received the Cruickshank Alumni Leadership Award, the College's distinguished alumni service award, for his many contributions to Babson College.

Mr. Barefoot is a member of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts as well as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, and serves on the Executive Committee of AICUM (Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts).  He has served as a member of the American Council on Education Commission on International Initiatives, and on the Board of Trustees of the Kent Place School in Summit, New Jersey, a leading private independent school for women, from 1987 to 1998. In 1998, he was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the Ellis Island Honor Society for his contributions to the business and educational communities.

Mr. Barefoot is a 1966 graduate of Babson College. He received an MBA degree from Pace University Lubin School of Management in 1970 and attended various Harvard Executive Education Programs.

Mr. Barefoot was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1943, is married and has three children.