Barbara Anne Res is known to the world as “The Woman Who Built Trump Tower” because Donald Trump used her to demonstrate how he hires powerful women. She is a 40-year veteran of the Construction and Real Estate Development industries.
One of only a handful of women engineers, Res encountered and endured intimidation, sexual harassment and discrimination during her early years on job sites. She overcame these obstacles and rose in the industry, ultimately to become an Executive in Construction and Real Estate Development for several Developers and a legend in the Construction Industry. She served as Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization for many years and is the one person willing and legally able to talk about him, who knows him best.
Res is the author of Tower of Lies – What My 18 Years of Working with Donald Trump Reveals About Him. This book is the only first-hand account available that illustrates and analyzes Trump behavior and experience during the formative years that brought
him from obscurity to international fame.
Res has also written a memoir about all her experiences as a pioneer in the engineering and construction fields, All Alone on the 68th Floor: How One Woman Changed the Face of Construction. She has penned many op ed pieces about women in construction, her philosophy on feminism and her experiences working with Trump. She speaks extensively to women’s groups and industry groups about construction and women’s role in it, as well as sexual discrimination and harassment. Her talks are often
met with tears, hugs and selfies. Women relate to her and are inspired by both her strength and stamina and her willingness to discuss the very personal impacts of the experiences she encountered. Res has spoken to women’s and industry groups in cities across the United States and in England.
A graduate of CCNY Engineering and Rutgers Law School, Res is the mother of two children and lives in Tenafly, NJ.