TORY BURCH

Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch LLC

Tory Burch is the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC. Burch grew up in Pennsylvania and studied art history at the University of Pennsylvania before she moved to New York and worked for Zoran, Harper’s Bazaar, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, and Loewe. Burch launched her company in 2004 with a clear purpose: to build a global luxury brand and a foundation that would advance women’s economic power. She started with a boutique in New York and an e-commerce site; there are now 400 stores and 13 e-commerce sites globally.

Burch has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the 2024 TIME 100, Harper’s Bazaar’s Designer of the Year and Forbes’s Most Powerful Women in the World, and her designs have been featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.Burch has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the 2024 TIME 100, Harper’s Bazaar’s Designer of the Year and Forbes’s Most Powerful Women in the World, and her designs have been featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Burch serves on several boards, including the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the Wharton School’s Jay H. Baker Retailing Center. She is a Founding Advisory Council Member of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a trustee at The Barnes Foundation.