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Peter Barnes

American businessman

Peter Barnes (born April 16, 1940, in New York City) is an American entrepreneur, environmentalist, and journalist.2

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Born Apr 16, 1940.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHarvard University Bachelor of Arts; study of history3
  • Date not recordedGeorgetown University Master of Arts; government3

Barnes grew up in New York City. He earned a B.A. in history from Harvard University and an M.A. in government from Georgetown.

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Career

Occupation: journalist, entrepreneur, environmentalist.5

Journalist

Barnes began his career in journalism working as a reporter for The Lowell Sun in Lowell, Massachusetts. He later became a Washington, D.C. correspondent for Newsweek and was subsequently employed as a west coast correspondent for The New Republic.

Entrepreneur

In 1976, Barnes co-founded a worker-owned solar energy company in San Francisco, California. In 1983, he co-founded Working Assets Money Fund. In November 1985, Working Assets became a mobile telephone company, later re-branded as Credo.

He served as president of Working Assets Long Distance in the 1980s. In 1995, Barnes was named Socially Responsible Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California.

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Board membership

Barnes served on numerous boards of directors, including:

National Cooperative Bank

California Solar Industry Association, Businesses for Social Responsibility

Rainbow Workers Cooperative

Redefining Progress

Greenpeace International

Center for Economic and Policy Research

Earth, Inc.

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Personal life

  • BornApr 16, 1940, New York City6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7

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