Leroy Barnes

Leroy T.
Barnes currently works at Principal Funds, Inc., as Director from 2012, JCK Legacy Co., as Independent Director from 2000, Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., as Director, The California Endowment Fund, as Director-Emeritus, and Principal Exchange Traded Funds, as Independent Trustee from 2014.
Mr. Barnes also formerly worked at Frontier Communications Corp., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2019, Herbalife International, Inc., as Director, Longs Drug Stores Corp., as Director from 2002 to 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., as Director, Herbalife Ltd., as Independent Director from 2004 to 2015, Frontier Communications, Inc., as Director, Gap, Inc., as Treasurer & Vice President from 1997 to 2001, Pacific Telesis Group, as Divisional General Manager & Assistant Treasurer from 1985 to 1997, PacTel Corp., as Chief Financial Officer, VP & Divisional GM from 1985 to 1997, PG&E Corp., as Treasurer & Vice President in 2005, University of California Press, as Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Real Asset Fund, as Independent Trustee from 2019 to 2023.
Mr. Barnes received his undergraduate degree and graduate degree from Stanford University and Masters Business Admin degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business.