Barnes was most recently a non-executive director at Electra Private Equity, a position she held from 2013 to 2016.

Before that, she spent 16 years at UBS, where she served as global head of private equity for the latter seven years. Earlier, she worked at Chase Manhattan UK and US, in roles spanning commodity finance and private equity.

HarbourVest has over 400 employees, including over 100 investment professionals across Asia, Europe and the Americas.