Early Life
Born in Sussex, Barker was educated at Upper Beeding Primary School, Steyning Grammar School and Lancing, before going on to Royal Holloway, University of London, where he earned a BA (Hons) degree in History & Politics, and the London Business School.
He was a researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies in 1987, before joining Gerard Vivian Gray as an Equity Analyst in 1988. In 1990, he became the Director for International Pacific Securities. He was the Deputy Chairman of Hammersmith Conservative Association in 1993. From 1998, he was a Director of Daric plc, an advertising company.
Barker also developed strong links to the Russian oil companies, being Head of Communications at the Anglo Siberian Oil Company from 1998–2000 and also worked in Russia for the Sibneft Oil Group, owned by Roman Abramovich.
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