Barney Peck, who began his career as a runner for Herrick, Berg and Co., was committed to youth charities and an active supporter of Camp Williams, which provided free vacations to underprivileged children.
[2] In 1956, aged 21 and still attending college, Peck became the youngest ever member of the New York Stock Exchange when his father bought him a seat.
[2] In 1985, he joined Saul Steinberg at the insurance company Reliance Group Holdings as the firm's chief investment officer.
[2] Throughout his career Peck served on numerous corporate boards including those of Tiger International Inc. and Advance Auto Parts, the company led by his college roommate Nicholas F.
[2] He was an active benefactor of his alma mater Wharton, and a leading supporter of the UJA-Federation of New York, serving as a longtime board member and chair of its Wall Street Division.
Together with his wife Judy, Peck also led the revitalization of the prominent Manhattan synagogue B'nai Jeshurun starting in the 1980s.