Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran (born March 10 1949) is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicated columnist, author, and television personality. The Corcoran Group, an NYC real estate brokerage was established by Corcoran. NRT bought it in 2001 for $66 million. Corcoran then exited the business. Corcoran is one of ABC’s original Shark Tank investors. To date, she has been in every 12 seasons of Shark Tank. She has been involved in 53 deals since February, 2020. The most significant was a $350,000 purchase to pay for 40 percent of Coverplay. Corcoran was the second of a family of 10 kids born to an Irish Catholic couple of working class living in Edgewater, New Jersey. Florence Corcoran's mother was a homemaker. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. her father, was a multi-talented employee throughout Corcoran's early years. In times, her family relied upon deliveries of food that was free from a local grocer. Corcoran recalls her father as one who occasionally drank too much and was rude to her mother and condescension, particularly when he'd been drinking. Corcoran was struggling at school and later found out she was dyslexic. Corcoran went to the local Catholic elementary school and started the high school system in St. Cecilia High School in Englewood. After failing several courses in her freshman year, Corcoran transferred to Leonia High School, where she received a grade of D.