Barbara Ann Corcoran

 Barbara Ann Corcoran, born March 10, 1949, is an American businesswoman and investor. She is also a public speaker and consultant, a columnist syndicated, speaker, author, and TV show host. She founded The Corcoran Group, a real estate brokerage in New York City, which she sold to NRT for $66 million in 2001 and shortly thereafter , the company was sold. One of the original "Shark" investors, Corcoran has appeared in the entire 12 seasons of ABC's Shark Tank until today. In February of 2020 Corcoran had signed 53 deals, with the largest being a $350,000 deal that was able to cover 40 percent of Coverplay. Corcoran was born in Edgewater, New Jersey, the second child of 10 in a middle class Irish-Catholic family. Florence Corcoran was Florence's mother and also a housekeeper. Edwin W. Corcoran Jr. was her father. He was constantly moving from one job to the next throughout Corcoran’s childhood. Her family often relied on the free food delivery from a nearby supermarket. Corcoran recalls her father as someone who drank occasionally and was rude to her mother. Corcoran was a struggle in school and was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia. Corcoran entered in high school at St. Cecilia High School Englewood after attending an Catholic elementary school. Corcoran was proficient in a variety of courses during her first year. She transferred to Leonia High School and graduated with a D.