Barry Perkins

Investor, Corporate Development, Strategy, Entrepreneur, Idealist, and Positive Deviant “A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for.” — John A. Shedd Barry is a driven entrepreneur with exceptional business acumen and leadership skills who loves to develop strategy, guide transformation, lead growth, and deliver exceptional outcomes, leveraging his passion for projects where business and society will benefit from his unique talents, experiences, perspective, thought processes and methodology. For example, strategic social impact healthcare projects at Sutter Health – Institute for Health and Healing, Kaiser Permanente, and the Government of British Columbia. Barry leverages his gift for multi-dimensional thought and passion to help others, balancing theory and research with practical knowledge and extensive project execution experience, to turn vision into reality. He thrives on solving complex challenges, making the impossible possible, through creative & innovative thought, learning, understanding, education, diligent & thoughtful work, and tenacity. Barry has extensive international business, technology (including Artificial Intelligence), and project management experience in startup and enterprise tech, healthcare, addiction, and mental health, incorporating partnerships, social enterprise, and corporate sponsorship, to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions that exceed expectations and requirements. At MarkLogic, Barry delivered triple-digit revenue growth in MarkLogic’s North American Commercial West Sales Region, drove worldwide revenue growth, and double-digit growth of high-quality leads in MarkLogic’s strategic accounts worldwide. Barry joined Oracle Corporation as a startup, where he quickly established himself as a creative, high impact business leader who identified and exploited market trends and opportunities. During his 28 years at Oracle, he turned vision into results, growing Oracle’s top line revenue in new markets with new technologies, with business solutions that helped companies achieve their goals through strategic, creative and innovative thinking, and thoughtful application of technology. Over a 5-year period, Barry’s team delivered $1B+ with a $350M+ ARR (year 5) in Oracle Software License Revenue. He then created and led the Global PMO for Engineered Systems, a business that reported to Oracle’s President, with an annual sales target in excess of $1B, driving +254% YoY Engineered Systems revenue growth to exceed $1B. While at Oracle, Barry was part of large and complex (Peoplesoft, BEA, Sun) as well as smaller acquisitions (including integration).