Victoria Barnsley is a British businesswoman and entrepreneur. In 1984, she co-founded the publishing house Fourth Estate after raising £80,000 from four backers via the Business Expansion Scheme, a scheme that provided investors with tax incentives. In 2000, the company was acquired by HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corporation, for a figure believed to be about £10.2m. As part of the deal, she joined the company and was later made CEO and Publisher of HarperCollins UK and International in 2008. She remained in this position until July 2013. While at HarperCollins, she helped to develop its digital and international content business.