Barry Schechter came to Vested Business Brokers in October 2002 with over a decade of experience on Wall Street. Most recently, he was a Vice President and Director of Internal Communications & Public Relations with Citigroup Asset Management. His office at the World Trade Center was destroyed on September 11, 2001. Before that, he was a Vice President of Global Marketing for The Citigroup Private Bank. He was a speechwriter and event planner who traveled around the world with senior executives of the company. Barry came to Citigroup from Prudential, where he was a Communications Manager, specializing in meeting planning, speech writing and advertising. Previous to that, he worked as a Securities Trader and then Strategic Communications Specialist at Merrill Lynch. A lifelong New Jersey resident, Barry graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers College (Rutgers University). He has closed dozens of deals all over the Garden State, as well as New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Delaware. He has worked with a wide array of businesses, including manufacturers, gas stations, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, waste management, fitness centers, wholesalers, specialty stores and Internet companies. He counts several Fortune 500 companies among his clients. Barry is active in many charities. He lives in East Brunswick, NJ with his wife and three children (two of whom -fraternal twins- were born on September 11, 2001, thus saving him from being at the World Trade Center on the day of the attacks). Barry is an enthusiastic broker with a reputation for working hard for both sellers and buyers. He is fluent in Spanish and is a Mentor for NJ and PA brokers and does communications work for the firm. He looks forward to hearing from you and assisting you in the next stage of your professional life.
