Bio

Mr. Barr is a founder of Silver Oak and together with Mr. Gill, they lead and manage the firm. Mr. Barr is responsible for deal generation and overseeing due diligence, structuring and negotiating transactions, overseeing the management of certain of the firm’s portfolio companies and fundraising. Mr. Barr currently serves on the board of directors of Altura Communication Solutions, BBG, Caring People, CCS, CLC, Legacy Farms, the Legal Process Outsourcing platform and Tranzonic. Mr. Barr previously served on the board of directors of Accent Food Services, ChemDry®, CustomMedia, Mactec, NDC, Roadrunner Freight Systems, VeriClaim and nine other companies. Prior to the formation of Silver Oak, Mr. Barr was a founding Managing Director of Nautic Partners, a private equity limited partnership. Mr. Barr and seven others formed Nautic in 2000 after successful careers together at Fleet Equity Partners. Prior to Fleet Equity Partners, Mr. Barr was a management consultant in the Chicago office of McKinsey & Company from 1991-1994, where he worked with a number of clients in the Services industry. Prior to McKinsey, Mr. Barr worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. In addition, while in graduate school, Mr. Barr served as a Teaching Fellow for Harvard University economics Professor Martin Feldstein. Mr. Barr received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and holds a B.A. degree in Economics and English from Wesleyan University.