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Subha V. Barry
Subha Barry recently retired from Merrill Lynch after a twenty year tenure. Most recently she was a Managing Director and Global head of Diversity and Inclusion for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. In this role, she was responsible for managing and integrating existing and new diversity efforts across the corporation globally including the oversight of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Council.
Ms. Barry joined Merrill Lynch in 1989 and spent 13 years in the Private Client Group as a highly successful and best practice Financial Advisor and Branch Manager. In 2001, she created the firm’s Multicultural and Diversified Business Development group to help establish Merrill Lynch as the preeminent wealth management firm among diverse and multicultural markets. She headed the group until 2005 when she was appointed to the Chief Diversity Officer role.
Ms. Barry holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Bombay University, India, a Master of Business and Public Management and a Master of Accounting from Rice University, Houston.
She is a member of the Board and of the Corporate Circle Advisory Committee of the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW); a Corporate Advisory Council member of The White House Project; a Hidden Brain Drain Task Force member, and she sits on the Advisory Board for VOICE, Hyperion’s imprint for women. Ms. Barry is a Board member of Rice University and a member of the Council of Overseers for Rice University’s Business School. She is the Chair of the Board of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Vice-Chair of the Board of the Princeton HealthCare System Foundation.
Ms. Barry is an active mentor of women both within her community and across her industry. A four-time cancer survivor, she supports and coaches newly diagnosed patients with coping strategies and work/life balance.
In 2000, she won the Women’s Fund of New Jersey Award for Outstanding Achievement in Banking and Finance. In 2006, she was inducted into the New York City’s Academy of Woman Achievers. In 2007 she was recognized as a Life Hero by the Val Skinner Foundation. In 2008 she received Rice University’s MBA Alumni Service Award. The National Organization for Women (NOW), recognized her as one of its 2008 Women of Power and Influence.
Ms. Barry lives in New Jersey with her husband and 2 children.
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