Karey Barker
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Cross Creek Advisors
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
About
Karey Barker is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cross Creek, investing as a generalist across public and private markets. She previously spent over 15 years as a portfolio manager at Wasatch Advisors managing small-cap public growth funds, founded Cross Creek within Wasatch in 2006, and led its transition to an independent firm in 2012. She holds a CFA designation and a B.A. in Finance and French from the University of Utah, and also studied at the Université d'Angers in France.
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketplacesSector Agnostic
Experience
- Cross CreekFounder/Managing Directorcurrent2006 — presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- ARUP LaboratoriesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 — present
- MEDNAX, Health Solutions PartnerBoard Member2017 — 2022
- Wasatch AdvisorsMember of the Management Board1995 — 2013
- Wasatch AdvisorsVice President Venture2006 — 2012
- Wasatch AdvisorsPortfolio Manager1994 — 2006
- Wasatch AdvisorsPublic Equities Analyst1989 — 2005
Skills & more
Venture Capital57Private Equity44Financial Modeling16Valuation13Investments13Due Diligence20Alternative Investments5Corporate Development14Mergers1Portfolio Management37Corporate Finance6Hedge Funds8
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EquitiesFinancial AnalysisEquity ResearchAsset ManagementLanguages French
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Investments
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Colleagues at Cross Creek Advisors
Anna Katherine Bisantz
Marketing & Investor Relations Associate at Cross Creek Advisors
Bill Park
Partner, CFO at Cross Creek Advisors
Carlos Sucuzhanay
IT Manager at Cross Creek Advisors
Charles Smart
Partner at Cross Creek Advisors
Christine Kidd
Executive Assistant at Cross Creek Advisors
Crystal Valentine
Technology Fellow at Cross Creek Advisors
Dallin Jamison
Senior Accountant at Cross Creek Advisors
Dawn Krupinsky
Executive Assistant at Cross Creek Advisors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karey Barker?
- Karey Barker is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cross Creek, investing as a generalist across public and private markets. She previously spent over 15 years as a portfolio manager at Wasatch Advisors managing small-cap public growth funds, founded Cross Creek within Wasatch in 2006, and led its transition to an independent firm in 2012. She holds a CFA designation and a B.A. in Finance and French from the University of Utah, and also studied at the Université d'Angers in France.
- Where does Karey Barker work?
- Karey Barker is Founder & Managing Partner at Cross Creek Advisors.
- What does Karey Barker invest in?
- Karey Barker invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Sector Agnostic.
- What companies has Karey Barker invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Accolade, Angi, Assurex, Carrum, Dataminr, DocuSign, E2Open, Enverus, Fictiv, Fluidigm, IronPlanet, Pindrop, and 7 more.
- Where did Karey Barker go to school?
- Karey Barker studied at University of Utah (BS Finance, BA French); Université d'Angers (France); CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst).
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