Barry founded JSB Partners in 1998 with Joseph Barr. Barry had been an auditor at what is now EisnerAmper, an associate in the tax department of PricewaterhouseCoopers servicing the alternative asset management and mutual fund industries, as well as an associate in the tax department of Paine Webber (now UBS). Barry is a graduate of University at Albany, SUNY with a B.S. in Accounting and an M.S. in Taxation, and received his CPA license from the State of New York.