Barbara Hostetter is co-founder and chair of the Board of Trustees of the Barr Foundation. She served as the Foundation’s president from its inception through 2014, managing its early grantmaking, overseeing organizational development, and shaping grantmaking strategies, in partnership with Barr’s first two Executive Directors. With the appointment of a president in 2014, she shifted to a focus on leading Barr’s governance evolution while continuing to partner with the president in the Foundation’s oversight. Barbara is actively engaged in Boston’s civic life in a variety of leadership roles. She is currently a trustee and chair of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and she serves as a truste

Barbara W. Hostetter
Co-founder and Board Chair
Barr Foundation
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
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Co-founder and Board Chair
Barr Foundation
Investment Team,Operations Team
Investor
Foundation
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Oct 19, 2025
Work Experience
Barr Foundation
Co-Founder and Chair, Board of Trustees Present
Email: bhostetter@barrfoundation.org
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Trustee and Chair Present
Email: bhostetter@barrfoundation.org
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Trustee Present
Email: bhostetter@barrfoundation.org
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Life Trustee Present
Email: bhostetter@barrfoundation.org
Boston Public Schools
Arts Advisory Council Member Present
Email: bhostetter@barrfoundation.org
Historic Boston, Inc.
Council of Advisors Member Present
Email: bhostetter@barrfoundation.org
Friends of the Public Garden
Friends Council Member Present
Email: bhostetter@barrfoundation.org
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