Barbara Chung

About Barbara Chung

Barbara Chung has driven strategic growth for preeminent brands and market innovators as an advisor and leader for over 15 years. Barbara balances strategic acumen with operational urgency when partnering with leaders and their teams to navigate new challenges. She distills critical information into insights that drive action and growth. Barbara has guided strategic initiatives such as acquisitions, product innovation, and financial planning, and led cross-functional teams to make good decisions and execute plans successfully. Along with strategic business leadership, Barbara focuses on environmental advocacy. She begins at home with her garden, a certified wildlife habitat. She has led sustainability initiatives in the food and beverage industry, delivering keynote addresses and presenting case studies at conferences worldwide and universities such as Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth. Most recently, she has focused on her native California, advocating for every kind of ecological restoration from mountainside tree plantings to container gardens. Barbara and her environmental advocacy have been featured in various media outlets including the Los Angeles Times. Barbara is the author of the poetry collection Sunlight and the chapbook Heart. She holds an A.B. in English from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and is a J.D. candidate at Santa Clara University School of Law.

Experience

1. Summer Law Clerk

   Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

   May 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law

  JD Candidate

• Harvard University

  AB, English & American Literature and Language

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  MBA, Strategy