Guest:
Neil Blumenthal Co-founder and Co-CEO of Warby Parker
Website:
https://www.warbyparker.com/
Ticker:
$WRBY
Bio:
Neil Blumenthal is a co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, a direct-to-consumer Lifestyle brand focused on vision for all. Since day one, over twenty million pairs of glasses have been distributed through the company’s Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program.
Neil has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company.
He serves on the board of directors of Sweetgreen (NYSE: SG), as well as the nonprofit organizations Robin Hood, Tech: NYC, the Partnership Fund for New York City, and the Warby Parker Impact Foundation.
Neil also sits on the leadership council of Responsible Innovation Labs, and he serves as a General Partner of Good Friends LLC, an early stage venture capital firm.
A native of New York City, Neil received his BA from Tufts University and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
