Name: Chieko Barry

Yale Affiliation: ’84 JD

Where you live: La Jolla, California

What you do: I have spent most of my career doing development work (legal and transactional) in the emerging markets, with a particular interest in issues facing women and corporate governance in those markets. I have worked in private practice, World Bank-affiliated international organizations and currently do independent legal advisory work.

Your family:My husband and adult daughter, plus a rescue Shi-Tzu  

Other Yale volunteer work: I volunteer as a college coach for high achieving, low income first gen high school students through ScholarMatch, a San Francisco-based nonprofit.

Something we might not know about you: I used to play alto saxophone in my school jazz band.