Management Team

Kevin Barry MANAGING PARTNER

Kevin Barry joined Schweichler Price & Partners as a Managing Partner in 2004. As a previous Partner at Pierce & Crow, Kevin brings with him 12 years of retained executive search experience within the technology sector.

Kevin played a major role in the success and growth of Pierce & Crow, a highly regarded Bay Area based technology search firm, where he spent close to a decade delivering leading executive talent to many notable venture backed startups as well as publicly traded companies within a variety of technology segments. Break out industry leaders such as Check Point Software Technologies, Cerent (Cisco) and Tivoli (IBM) were all clients of the firm.

With a focus on executing searches for CEOs, GMs and Vice President level management, Kevin’s practice serves both the early stage, venture backed startup as well as multi-billion dollar, publicly traded companies. With a dedication to making an impact on game changing companies in the burgeoning areas of open source, SaaS, internet and clean energy, Kevin has worked with leading investors in technology such as NEA, Greylock Partners, Benchmark Capital and Kleiner Perkins

Recent IT clients of note have included Imperva, Data Robotics, SpringSource, Hyperic, and Data Domain. Clean tech clients have included SolFocus (PV concentrators), Soladigm (Electrochromic ‘Smart’ Glass), Mascoma (Cellulosic Ethanol) and Amyris (Biofuels). His ability to consistently execute is based on discipline, preparation, internal drive and the agility to navigate through complex and challenging recruiting situations.

Kevin began his career in technology in the early 1990’s in enterprise software sales and marketing at the DAVID Corporation, an enterprise class provider of Risk Management Software that served the F500 and government markets.

Born and raised in Silicon Valley, Kevin received a B.A. from Georgetown University and now resides in Marin County with his wife and two sons. Outside of work and a busy family life, Kevin is an accomplished and competitive endurance athlete with numerous Ironman triathlon finishes to date and is continually training for the next challenge ahead.

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