Peter K. Barker

Overview

Mr. Barker is currently a private investor. After spending 28 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mr. Barker stepped down as a General Partner in 1998 and as an Advisory Director in 2002. Mr. Barker headed Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s investment banking activities on the West Coast from 1978 to 1998. Mr. Barker joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1971. Mr. Barker began his career in the London office, then spent seven years in the New York Corporate Finance Department before assuming his responsibilities on the West Coast. Mr. Barker has been active in several civic organizations, including the Los Angeles Area Boy Scout Council, Los Angeles Metropolitan YMCA, Claremont McKenna College and the Phoenix House of California. He has also been a member of the California State Senate Commission on Corporate Governance and is currently a director of Avery Dennison Corporation. Mr. Barker graduated from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business with a M.B.A. degree.