Barbara Roberts was the majority owner and served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Wright Engineered Plastics, a local manufacturing company. Prior to purchasing Wright she was an investment banker, a Chief Financial Officer of a venture funded startup, and held various audit and tax positions at Deloitte. She has been an active mentor for engineering and business students at both Cal and Stanford.

Ms. Roberts served on the Boards of Directors for Motion Analysis Corporation and the Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary. She has been Treasurer and Project Manager for Engineers without Borders, President of the Silicon Valley Engineering Council, President of the Society of Plastic Engineers, Chair of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and a trustee of Golden Gate University.

Ms. Roberts received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UC Berkeley, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and a Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate University.