Overview
Sharlyn joined Berkshire Partners in 2006 where she oversees legal matters relating to Berkshire’s investment activities and operations. Shar’s primary Berkshire involvement includes portfolio company acquisitions, dispositions, and executive compensation arrangements, as well as fund formation, compliance, risk management, responsible investing, litigation management and strategy and other general corporate matters for the firm.
Prior to Berkshire, Shar was a Corporate Partner in the Boston office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP where she represented leading private equity firms and both private and public companies in a wide variety of transactions.
Shar is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Repertory Theater and the Advisory Council of the Massachusetts Historical Society. She is also a member of the Cornell University Council and a sustaining member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women. Shar cherishes family time with her husband, Robert, and their six children, whether it is attending myriad college parents’ weekends, on family vacations, alpine skiing, or family "mystery rides."