Barbara L. Pearce
President & CEO
Barbara is the President and CEO of H. Pearce Company Realtors®. A graduate of both Radcliffe and Harvard, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in Psychology and Social Relations from Radcliffe and the degrees of Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from Harvard University. While at Radcliffe, she was a member of the Radcliffe Varsity Lightweight Crew and at Harvard, was awarded the Harvard Business School Section Prize for First Year Marketing. Prior to joining the Pearce Company, Barbara practiced law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flon, specializing in securities work and mergers/acquisitions. In 1981, Barbara joined her father, Herb Pearce, as an officer of the H. Pearce Real Estate Company. Since she has taken on that role, the company has expanded its specialized services and grown its market share exponentially.
In the community, Barbara has served as a strong advocate for the Greater New Haven Region, sitting on the boards of many non-profit organizations. She is a past chairman of the board for the United Way of Greater New Haven, raising a record $5.6M in the 2003-2004 United Way Campaign Cabinet; past chairman of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. She is also a board member for the Long Wharf Theatre. A founding member of the Women Organizing Women Political Action Committee (WOWPAC); Barbara is widely recognized as one of the areas most influential leaders.
393 State Street
North Haven, CT 06473
T 203.281.3400
F 203.288.9645
H. Pearce Real Estate Co., Inc.
Broker Lic. 00751678
Memberships
- Connecticut Association of Realtors
- Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut
- Harvard JD - MBA Association
- Local Real Estate Boards; Greater New Haven, Greater Hartford, Midd-Shore
- Social Science Club
- Yale University - Associate Fellow of Trumbull College
- Admitted to Connecticut and Massachucetts Bars
- CT Council of Philanthropy, Filer Award, 2009
- University of New Haven, Doctorate of Humane Letters (Honorary), 2008
- North Haven, Education Fund Award, 2007
- Greater New Haven Board of Realtors, Realtor of the Year, 2000
- Albertus Magnus College, Doctorate of Humane Letters, (Honorary), 1998
- Business New Haven, Citizen of the Year, 1997
- Junior Achievement, Inducted into the Jr. Achievement Hall of Fame, 1991
- SBA Award, Advocate for Women in Business for the State of Connecticut, 1989
- Glamour Magazine, Selected as one of the Top Ten Working Women, 1987
- Married to Norman J. Fleming (Partner, Wiggin & Dana)
- Two Children; Bradley and Hope
- Lives in Guilford Connecticut
- Is a marathon runner
Awards
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