Barry Sharp

As CFO of Imagine Schools, Barry has used his financial and operational acumen in overseeing school financial reporting and audits, corporate and real estate financing, treasury, income taxes, national office IT, and other operational responsibilities. The Board of Imagine Schools Non-Profit named Barry as Chief Executive Officer and President in 2013. Before joining Imagine Schools in 2006, Barry served as Chief Financial Officer at The AES Corporation, where he worked for 20 years. In his former role, Barry was responsible for all aspects of AES’ financial reporting, income tax, corporate finance, risk management, and investor relations functions. At the time he left AES, he was the third-longest serving CFO in the Fortune 500.