Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran, born March 10, 1949 is an American businesswoman and investor. She is also a lecturer, consultant, columnist syndicated, speaker writer, author and television presenter. The Corcoran Group was a New York City real estate brokerage that she started. NRT purchased it for $66million in 2001. Corcoran soon exited the business. Corcoran is one of ABC’s original Shark Tank investors. Since her inception, she has been in every season of Shark Tank. She has participated in 53 deals as of February, 2020. The largest was a $350,000 investment that will provide 40 percent of Coverplay. Corcoran was born in Edgewater, New Jersey, the youngest of 10 children in a middle class Irish-Catholic family. Florence Corcoran was Florence's mother and also a housekeeper. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. her father, was a multi-talented worker throughout Corcoran's childhood. Her family frequently relied on free food deliveries from the local grocer. Corcoran remembers her father, who was a drunk at times too much and behaved towards her mother disrespectfully and condescendingly, especially after he'd consumed a few drinks. Corcoran had difficulty in school, and later found out she was dyslexic. Corcoran was a student at an area Catholic elementary school and started high school at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood. Corcoran was a failure in numerous classes in her first year of high school, was transferred to Leonia High School. There she was awarded a D.