Hayley Bay Barna

Early Life and Education

Hayley Bay Barna was born in 1983 in New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in economics. Barna also received her MBA from Harvard Business School.2

Career

Birchbox Co-Founder

While at Harvard Business School, Barna co-founded Birchbox in 2010 with Katia Beauchamp. She served as co-CEO for five years, helping grow the company to over one million monthly subscribers. Barna raised over $70 million in venture capital for Birchbox, expanded the business internationally, and launched new products and channels like men's offerings and retail stores.24

First Round Capital Partner

In 2016, Barna joined First Round Capital as a partner based in New York. She has led investments in consumer companies like Mirror, Thirty Madison, Squad, and Studs, as well as B2B companies including Anvyl, Alma, and Caper.15

Prior to Birchbox and First Round, Barna worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company in New York, a strategy role at Christie's in Hong Kong, and a product manager at Amazon in Seattle.23

Honors and Awards

Barna has been recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, Fortune's 40 Under 40, and Ad Age's Women to Watch, among other honors.23 She was also a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search in 2001.3

Personal Life

Barna is based in Manhattan, New York. In 2014, she married Fredrik Vik Maroe, whom she met while at Harvard Business School.2