William Pelham Barr is an American attorney who served as the 77th and 85th United States attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump.
He was born on May 23, 1950 in New York City to Donald Barr and Mary Margaret Barr.
Barr grew up on New York City’s Upper West Side. He received a Bachelor of Arts in government from Columbia University in 1971 and earned a Master of Arts in government and Chinese studies in 1973.
After graduating he moved to Washington, D.C., and worked as an intelligence analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
He later graduated in 1977 with a Juris Doctor with highest honors from George Washington University Law School.
In May 1990, Barr was appointed Deputy Attorney General, the official responsible for the day-to-day management of the department.
Barr donated $55,000 to a political action committee that backed Jeb Bush during the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries and $2,700 to Donald Trump amid the general election campaign.
William Barr Net Worth: How did Bill Barr make his money?
In 2000, when GTE merged with Bell Atlantic to become Verizon Communications, Barr became the general counsel and executive vice president of Verizon until he retired in 2008.
William Pelham Barr became a multimillionaire from working in GTE and Verizon.
In 2001, Barr’s salary was reported $1.5 million. His net worth is $50 million as of 2021.