About Me:
Ron is a native East Bay resident with more than 40 years of entrepreneurial and financial services experience.
Most recently, Barrett served as Manager of Government Guaranteed Loans for Bank of Alameda. Previously, he was a business development officer at Wachovia Small Business Capital and earlier served as a broker and financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. He also has had his own international marketing and sales counseling practice including assignments for the likes of the CEO of Kinko’s Graphics and ACT Teleconferencing.
In addition to his experience in the banking and brokerage industries, Barrett was recognized numerous times for his leadership as founder and CEO of Pride Electronics in San Diego, California, a company with 150 employees who sold its manufactured products in over 26 countries. Pride was named by the President of the United States as “Employer of the Year.”
Ron has been affiliated with the Alameda County SBDC as a generalist business counselor for over five years.
B.A. Political Science, San Francisco State University
Graduate, University of San Diego School of Law
Expertise: Access to Capital Accounting Budgeting Business and Commercial Loans Business Planning BUSINESS STRATEGY Business/Partnership Development Client Relationships Go To Market Planning Marketing Purchasing START-UP IMPLEMENTATION Starting a Business
