Barbara L. Pearce is CEO of The Connecticut Hospice and serves as CEO of Pearce Real Estate, a full-service, independent brokerage firm. In addition, Pearce has served as president of Grameen America’s health care subsidiary, worked as a consultant to Yale University, and practiced law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. She has been on many for-profit and not-for-profit boards, and has, among others, chaired The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Artspace, the Hospital of Saint Raphael, the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, WOWPAC, Long Wharf Theatre, United Way of Greater New Haven, and the Regional Leadership Council.
She is a graduate of Radcliffe College/Harvard University, the Harvard Graduate School of Business, and Harvard Law School.
Pearce serves as chair of the policy and communications committee and is a member of the governance committee.