Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran (born March 10, 1949) is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicated columnist, television host, and author. The Corcoran Group is a New York City-based real estate brokerage. In 2001, it was transferred to NRT at $66 million. Corcoran left the company shortly after. Corcoran is among ABC's original Shark Tank investors. To date, she has been in each seasons of Shark Tank. In February 2020 Corcoran was involved in 53 deals, the largest being a $350,000 deal that included 40 percent of Coverplay. Corcoran was born in Edgewater, New Jersey, the second of 10 children in a working class Irish-Catholic family. Florence Corcoran was Florence's mother and a homemaker. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. Her father was constantly switching jobs throughout Corcoran’s life. Sometimes, her family relied upon free food delivery from a nearby grocery store. Corcoran recalls that her father was an intoxicated man who would sometimes treat her mother with disrespect and disrespect, particularly after the fact that he was drinking. Corcoran struggled at school and discovered later that she had dyslexia. Corcoran was educated in an Catholic elementary and then started high school in Englewood at St. Cecilia High School. Corcoran dropped several classes during her first year and transferred to Leonia High School where she was a D student.