Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran was born March 10, 1949. She is an American investor as well as a speaker and consultant. The Corcoran Group was a New York City real estate brokerage that she founded. NRT purchased it for $66million in 2001. Corcoran eventually left the company. One of the original "Shark" investors, Corcoran has appeared in the entire 12 seasons of ABC's Shark Tank to date. In February 2020 Corcoran had signed 53 deals, the largest being a $350,000 investment that was able to cover 40 percent of Coverplay. Corcoran was second in a family of 10 children, and was raised in Edgewater. [8] Her mother, Florence, was a household worker. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. was her father. He was constantly moving from one job to another throughout Corcoran's early years. Her family frequently depended on food delivery services for free from a local grocer. Corcoran recalls her father, one who would drink too much, and treated her mother with disrespect and condescendingly, especially after he'd consumed several drinks. Corcoran was struggling in school, and discovered later that she was dyslexic. Corcoran began high school at St. Cecilia High School Englewood following her departure from her Catholic elementary school. Corcoran dropped several classes during her first year and transferred to Leonia High School where she was a D student.