Barbara Bauer MS

Barbara is an international executive who has held executive positions in large international companies, started her own business ventures, and led nonprofit organizations.  Recent leadership roles include Executive Director of Boardbound by the Women’s Leadership Foundation, Executive Director of the Women’s Investor Network (WIN) for Rockies Venture Club, and Executive Director, Myanmar, for the Partnership for Change (PfC), a Norwegian impact investing organization.

Barbara business ventures include GlobalSight Partners, an international management consulting organization, and Silk and Stones Travel, a boutique travel company specializing in custom designed trips to Southeast Asia. Barbara also developed and led the innovative ABLE Center for Women Entrepreneurs at the University of Denver.  During her career she held executive positions at Sun Microsystems, StorageTek, US West, Raynet, and Bell Laboratories.  Her academic credentials include a B.S. and M.S. in Physics, and the Stanford Summer Executive Program. 

In 2005, Barbara was inducted into the international Women In Technology International Hall of Fame.  In 2007 she was awarded the Colorado Software Industry Association’s Technology Supporter of the Year. She has served on Executive Advisory Boards for the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Engineering, the College of Arts and Science at St. Louis University, and The Women’s College at the University of Denver.