Barry Stuart Volpert
Director/Board Member at WIDEOPENWEST, INC.
Profile
Barry Volpert co-founded Crestview in 2004 and is a partner and the CEO, as well as the chairman of the Investment Committee.
He specializes in complex and contrarian investment themes arising out of major dislocations or restructurings.
Barry retired as a partner of Goldman Sachs in 2003, where he spent 18 years as a co-founder and ultimately co-COO of the global private equity business.
Among his responsibilities at Goldman Sachs, Barry led the international private equity business while based in London for six years and founded the private credit business.
Barry is currently a director of Venerable Holdings and WOW!, and was previously a director of Industrial Media, Key Safety Systems, Lancashire Holdings, Oxbow Carbon and ValueOptions.
He also serves as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at Harvard Law School, the Board of Overseers for the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Robert F.
Kennedy Human Rights Board of Directors, as well as an elected council member of the Sagaponack Village Erosion Control District.
Barry received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review.
He received an M.B.A., with high distinction, from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.
Barry received an A.B., summa cum laude, from Amherst College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
After graduating from Amherst, he was a Luce Scholar in Singapore working for the Straits Times.
Barry Stuart Volpert active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| WIDEOPENWEST, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2019-10-15 |
Crestview Advisors LLC
 Crestview Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crestview Advisors LLC (Crestview Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Tom Sawyer Murphy Jr. and Barry Stuart Volpert. The firm is headquartered in Madison, New York. | Chief Executive Officer | 2003-12-31 |
Industrial Media, Inc.
 Industrial Media, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Industrial Media, Inc. operates as a media company. The firm offers content creation, advertising sales, and marketing services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Venerable Holdings, Inc.
 Venerable Holdings, Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Venerable Holdings, Inc. owns and manages the legacy variable annuity business. The company was founded on June 1, 2018 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that has been working towards realizing Robert F. Kennedy's dream of a more just and peaceful world since 1968. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company advocates for key human rights issues and pursues strategic litigation at home and around the world in partnership with local activists. The company also foster a social-good approach to business and investment and educate millions of students about human rights and social justice. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Barry Stuart Volpert
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2003-12-30 |
Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc.
 Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services ValueOptions, Inc. provided behavioral health care services. The company was headquartered in Norfolk, VA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| The Lancashire Group, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
CORE Media Group, Inc.
 CORE Media Group, Inc. Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services CORE Media Group, Inc. provides music entertainment and commercial content. Its services include Euros of Hollywood for Bravo, Prison Wives Club, Broke A$$ Game Show" for MTV, and Hair Jacked for TruTV. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Barry Stuart Volpert
| Amherst College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Law School | Graduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| WIDEOPENWEST, INC. | Communications |
| Private companies | 11 |
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Crestview Advisors LLC
Crestview Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Crestview Advisors LLC (Crestview Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Tom Sawyer Murphy Jr. and Barry Stuart Volpert. The firm is headquartered in Madison, New York. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
Key Safety Systems, Inc.
 Key Safety Systems, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Key Safety Systems, Inc. manufacture airbags, driver systems and seatbelts. It serves original equipment customers including heavy truck and bus, construction, agriculture, exotic automobile, military vehicle, recreational and automotive aftermarkets. The company was founded by Allen K. Breed in 1987 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI. | Producer Manufacturing |
Oxbow Carbon LLC
 Oxbow Carbon LLC Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Oxbow Carbon LLC distributes petroleum coke, cement and provides steel equipment. It upgrades, handles, transports and sells petroleum coke and sulphur into markets where they can be used to produce aluminum, steel, electric power, fertilizer, cement and other critical products for the world economy. The firm serves the cement, utilities, steel, energy, commodities and home heating industries. The company was founded in 1983 by William Ingraham Koch and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL. | Process Industries |
Oxbow Corp.
 Oxbow Corp. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Oxbow Corp. is a holding company which engages in the production and supply of coal and coal derivatives for the energy, agricultural, and industrial sectors. It offers chartering and logistics, rail, barge, trucking, calcining, bagging, screening and distribution, briquetting, and sulphur forming. Its products include sulphur, energy, and industrial materials. The company was founded by William Ingraham Koch in 1983 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL. | Process Industries |
CORE Media Group, Inc.
CORE Media Group, Inc. Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services CORE Media Group, Inc. provides music entertainment and commercial content. Its services include Euros of Hollywood for Bravo, Prison Wives Club, Broke A$$ Game Show" for MTV, and Hair Jacked for TruTV. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA. | Consumer Services |
Industrial Media, Inc.
Industrial Media, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Industrial Media, Inc. operates as a media company. The firm offers content creation, advertising sales, and marketing services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Venerable Holdings, Inc.
Venerable Holdings, Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Venerable Holdings, Inc. owns and manages the legacy variable annuity business. The company was founded on June 1, 2018 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA. | Finance |
| The Lancashire Group, Inc. | |
Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc.
Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services ValueOptions, Inc. provided behavioral health care services. The company was headquartered in Norfolk, VA. | Health Services |
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that has been working towards realizing Robert F. Kennedy's dream of a more just and peaceful world since 1968. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company advocates for key human rights issues and pursues strategic litigation at home and around the world in partnership with local activists. The company also foster a social-good approach to business and investment and educate millions of students about human rights and social justice. | Commercial Services |
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