Barbara joined Knightsbridge after spending more than twenty years as a venture capitalist, holding partner positions with both Charles River Ventures and Schroder Ventures. 

As General Partner of Charles River Ventures from 1986 to 1992, Barbara was responsible for a successful portfolio of healthcare, technology, and consumer companies and served on the board of several companies. From 1992 to 1999, she invested with a life sciences focus as a Partner of Schroder Ventures, co-founding the SV Life Sciences funds and serving on the boards of eight companies. From 2000 to 2006, she was President of Blackwood Capital, investing in and advising private and public companies.

Barbara received an MBA with honors from Harvard Business School and holds a BS summa cum laude from Boston College where she graduated first in her class. She is a member of the Massachusetts Women's Forum, previously served on the board of the Koch Center for Cancer Research at MIT, and is involved with several non-profit entities.