Barry Rafferty

Chief Financial Officer

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 2 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2024
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Advisor and Investor
May 2024
Gritty In Pink is a new platform empowering women in music through an online network/marketplace, events, media content and lifestyle partnerships- on a mission to achieve gender equality in the music business, and beyond. Founder Shira Yevin has a legendary history of breaking down barriers and carving out a space for women, as the creator of the Vans Warped Tour Shiragirl Stage, which showcased 300+ female musicians including Joan Jett and Paramore. Gritty in Pink continues the legacy of providing community and a stage for female voices in a male-dominated industry. Gritty in Pink created Gritty Rocks Live (GRL), an Instagram livestream show featuring female musicians from across the country, and beyond. In 2020, Gritty in Pink started a successful monthly event in Los Angeles; during the COVID-19 quarantine, we then created GRL, to provide artists with connection and performance opportunities. The GRL IG livestream features a live charity fundraiser, sponsor giveaways, intimate performances, artist interviews, and audience engagement. Artists of diverse backgrounds and genres each invite their followings into the interactive livestream, coming together to grow our community. Most recently, Gritty In Pink launched the INPINK marketplace, connecting the music industry to a community of diverse female creators and pros. Our beta is up now at inpink.com and our big vision is to be the global destination for female freelancers in every industry! We are partnered with Melissa Etheridge, Live Nation, and more to come...
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2024
Advisor and Investor
May 2024
Gritty In Pink is a new platform empowering women in music through an online network/marketplace, events, media content and lifestyle partnerships- on a mission to achieve gender equality in the music business, and beyond. Founder Shira Yevin has a legendary history of breaking down barriers and carving out a space for women, as the creator of the Vans Warped Tour Shiragirl Stage, which showcased 300+ female musicians including Joan Jett and Paramore. Gritty in Pink continues the legacy of providing community and a stage for female voices in a male-dominated industry. Gritty in Pink created Gritty Rocks Live (GRL), an Instagram livestream show featuring female musicians from across the country, and beyond. In 2020, Gritty in Pink started a successful monthly event in Los Angeles; during the COVID-19 quarantine, we then created GRL, to provide artists with connection and performance opportunities. The GRL IG livestream features a live charity fundraiser, sponsor giveaways, intimate performances, artist interviews, and audience engagement. Artists of diverse backgrounds and genres each invite their followings into the interactive livestream, coming together to grow our community. Most recently, Gritty In Pink launched the INPINK marketplace, connecting the music industry to a community of diverse female creators and pros. Our beta is up now at inpink.com and our big vision is to be the global destination for female freelancers in every industry! We are partnered with Melissa Etheridge, Live Nation, and more to come...
2022
Chief Invest Officer Freedom Financial Asset Management and Head of Capital Markets Achieve
Feb 2022
Achieve is the leader in digital personal finance, built to help everyday people thrive. Achieve offers innovative digital financial solutions including home equity loans, personal loans and debt resolution, as well as financial education. From the single parent trying to catch up on bills to the entrepreneur trying to make their dreams a reality, we provide innovative, personalized financial solutions to move them towards a better financial future. By focusing on each individual to understand what’s working for them and what’s not, we tailor an approach to meet their specific needs and goals. Then we add in our data and intelligence, innovative technology, unique solutions, and an empathetic human touch to help our members move their finances forward. We put our members first and treat them like humans, not account numbers. Our people make the biggest difference. With more than 2,500 teammates across the country with hubs in California, Arizona, and Texas, everyone collaborates to make an impact on our mission; to empower everyday people to move forward on the path to a better financial future. Since our founding in 2002, we’ve been committed to fostering an environment where everyone can belong while giving their true authentic selves a place to shine. Whether you’re in sales, member support, engineering, product design, IT, or any of our other exciting roles, you’ll join a team passionate about serving our members and embracing our core values every day: Care (For Everyone) Get Better (Every Day) Act With Integrity (Every Time) Collaborate (With Everybody) Achieve is a family of companies, including including Bills.com, LLC d/b/a Achieve.com (NMLS ID #138464); Freedom Financial Asset Management, LLC (NMLS ID #227977); Freedom Resolution (NMLS ID 1248929); and Achieve Loans (NMLS ID #1810501).
2016
Head of Capital Markets
Nov 2016
Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) is the leading AI lending marketplace, connecting millions of consumers to more than 100 banks and credit unions that leverage Upstart’s AI models and cloud applications to deliver superior credit products. With Upstart AI, lenders can approve more borrowers at lower rates across races, ages, and genders, while delivering the exceptional digital-first experience customers demand. More than 80% of borrowers are approved instantly, with zero documentation to upload. Founded in 2012, Upstart’s platform includes personal loans, automotive retail and refinance loans, home equity lines of credit, and small-dollar “relief” loans. Upstart is based in San Mateo, California, and Columbus, Ohio.
2014
Head of Capital Markets - Senior Vice President
Mar 2014
OneMain Financial (NYSE: OMF) is the leader in offering nonprime customers responsible access to credit and is dedicated to improving the financial well-being of hardworking Americans. We look beyond credit scores to help people get the money they need today and reach their goals for tomorrow. Our growing suite of personal loans and auto loans, credit cards and financial wellness products like Trim and Credit Worthy by OneMain Financial® help people borrow better and work toward a brighter future. In our 1,300+ branches and across the U.S., join almost 9,000 team members helping millions of customers solve critical financial needs, including debt consolidation, home and auto repairs, medical procedures, extending household budgets or something else people might need. Together, we meet customers where they want to be — in person, by phone and online. Find your place in our Most Loved Workplace with a recognized focus on supporting Volunteerism, Diversity and Veterans. Every day, be part of our mission-driven culture committed to inclusion and respect, career growth and impacting the communities where we live and work. There’s never been a better time to shine with OneMain. Loans offered by OneMain Financial Group, LLC (NMLS# 1339418 – nmlsconsumeraccess.org; onemainfinancial.com/legal/disclosures.
2012
Portfolio Manager - Vice President
Dec 2012
J.P. Morgan is a leader in financial services, offering solutions to clients in more than 100 countries with one of the most comprehensive global product platforms available. We have been helping our clients to do business and manage their wealth for more than 200 years. Our business has been built upon our core principle of putting our clients​ interests first. J.P. Morgan is part of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Social Media Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/JPMCSocialTerms © 2017 JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer Disability/Veteran.
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