About Us | Leadership | Barry Libert

Barry Libert

Vice Chairman and CEO

Barry is the Vice Chairman and CEO of Anaconda, the leader in providing AI Powered Innovation and Value.  

Barry has spent the last 30 years as a board member, CEO advisor, and operating partner.  Barry has advised more than 350 CEO’s and served on more than 35 boards in their pursuit of exponential growth and value by building AI powered network business models with data moats.

He has co-authored 6 books, 20+ e-books; and 1,500 articles in the WSJ, NYT, HBR, MIT, and Forbes on the power of networks and data moats.  He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox, NPR, and delivered 500+ speeches to 50,000+ people globally on network effects, data moats and AI powered platforms.  

Barry began his career with McKinsey & Company, was a partner at Arthur Andersen, and a managing director of John Hancock’s $2B Real Estate Equity arm.  He has founded and exited several businesses as a serial entrepreneur.  

Barry is a graduate of Tufts University (BA, Magna Cum Laude) and Columbia University (MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma).