Barrett is a management consultant for a variety of for-profit and non-profit mission-based organizations. A graduate of Bainbridge Graduate Institute (Now Presidio Management School) with an MBA in Sustainable Business, Barrett was born in the suburbs of Chicago and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. He began his career with a "big six" accounting firm on LaSalle St. in Chicago. He found the need to find work/life balance and mission based work and began a career as a professional fundraiser. For nine years his work was focused on fundraising for arts organizations, including The Goodman Theatre of Chicago, Artists Repertory Theatre and Portland Center Stage. After leaving the arts he went on to be director of corporate and foundation support for Portland State University and then, executive director of the Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, before coming to Bainbridge first as Development Director, transitioning to full time study in his second year. In addition Barrett has consulted for a range of environmental and social justice organizations, with a particular focus on TBL related issues. Barrett is a passionate entrepreneur and has founded two new ventures, the first, an early internet development firm and the second a company that serviced scientific and industrial laser systems. A certified Wilderness First Responder, Barrett enjoys spending time outside, hiking and swimming when he isn't working or learning.
Listed skills include Fundraising, Strategic Planning, Grant Writing, Community Outreach, and 30 others.