Barbara Anderson
About Barbara Anderson
Barbara Anderson is the Managing Director of Commercial and Trade Finance at Yieldstreet, where she has worked since 2024. With over 30 years of experience in financial services, she has held senior positions at various financial institutions and co-founded i2B Capital, LLC.
Work at Yieldstreet
Barbara Anderson currently serves as the Managing Director of Commercial and Trade Finance at Yieldstreet, a position she has held since 2024. In this role, she operates out of the Washington DC-Baltimore area and is responsible for overseeing commercial and trade finance operations. Prior to this role, she worked as the Head of Underwriting - Private Business Credit at Yieldstreet from 2020 to 2024, where she played a significant role in the company's underwriting processes.
Education and Expertise
Barbara Anderson graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa from Colgate University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Fine Arts from 1981 to 1985. Her educational background complements her extensive experience in financial services, which spans over 30 years. She has developed expertise in asset-based loan underwriting, management, and restructuring.
Background in Financial Services
Barbara Anderson has over three decades of experience in the financial services sector. She has managed a $750 million loan portfolio at National Westminster Bank USA and has held senior management positions at BankBoston Retail Finance and BackBay Capital. Additionally, she has founded and managed three retail finance companies: IBJ Whitehall Retail Finance, LaSalle Retail Finance, and National City Retail Finance.
Achievements in Financing
Throughout her career, Barbara Anderson has played a key role in providing over $3 billion in financing for various financial activities, including acquisitions, restructurings, bankruptcies, recapitalizations, and refinancings. She has worked with small- and mid-cap companies as well as large public companies, demonstrating her capability in managing complex financial transactions.
Entrepreneurial Ventures
In 2016, Barbara Anderson co-founded i2B Capital, LLC, where she serves as the Chief Operating Officer. The firm focuses on providing senior secured growth capital to early and mid-stage specialty finance companies. Prior to this, she was the Executive Managing Director at VION Receivable Investments from 2009 to 2015, where she was responsible for originating and underwriting over $3 billion of senior secured loans to middle market businesses.