John F. Barrett (born March 16, 1949) is the American chairman, president and chief executive officer of Western & Southern Financial Group.

[1] Western & Southern has assets owned, managed and under care in excess of $100 billion as of 2021 and is one of the eight highest-rated life insurance groups in the world, based on its Standard & Poor's rating.

The company was able to develop, through its subsidiary Eagle Realty Group the largest office building in southern Ohio, the Great American Tower at Queen City Square.

[14] In 2013, Barrett led the controversial purchase of the Anna Louise Inn, a historic property and shelter for low-income women overlooking a scenic park around which Western & Southern has developed other real estate.

The story of the contentious legal struggle received national attention and finally culminated in May 2013 when the Inn's owner, Cincinnati Union Bethel, sold the property to Western & Southern for $4 million.