Fashion career profile
Tory Burch
Tory Burch is an American designer and entrepreneur and the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC. A University of Pennsylvania graduate in art history, she worked in fashion communications and brand development before launching her company in New York in 2004. Burch initially combined chief-executive and creative responsibility. When Pierre-Yves Roussel became CEO in 2019, she moved to Executive Chairman while retaining the chief creative office. The directory preserves that transition rather than showing two simultaneous CEOs, and it treats the privately held house independently from Roussel's former LVMH roles. Burch also founded the Tory Burch Foundation, but philanthropic leadership is not duplicated as a fashion-house position. Her education, current titles and company relationship are supported by the foundation and CFDA professional profiles.
- Role
- Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch
- Nationality
- American
- Age
- 60
- Career appointments
- 2
- Fashion houses
- 1
- Collections led
- 1
- Vera Wang — Director of Public Relations and Advertising1995–2004 · former
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- Early career: Worked in fashion and publishing before founding her companyThe Tory Burch Foundation profile lists Zoran, Harper’s Bazaar, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang and Loewe among her early experience. · Tory Burch Foundation
- Founder: Launched Tory Burch in 2004 with a boutique and ecommerce siteThe initial Elizabeth Street store and online shop formed the company’s first retail model. · CFDA
- Philanthropy: Established the Tory Burch Foundation in 2009The foundation provides women entrepreneurs with capital, education and community resources. · CFDA
- Product expansion: Introduced Tory Sport in 2015The collection extended the brand into performance activewear. · CFDA
- Current role: Serves as Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLCHer creative leadership is distinct from day-to-day corporate executive management. · CFDA
- 2004 — Launches her company with a boutique and ecommerce siteThe Elizabeth Street store establishes the first retail expression of the brand.
- 2009 — Establishes the Tory Burch FoundationThe foundation is created to support women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship.
- 2014 — Publishes Tory Burch In ColorThe book records the designer’s inspirations and becomes a New York Times bestseller.
- 2015 — Launches Tory SportThe new collection extends the label into performance activewear.
- 2019–Present — Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer — Tory BurchCurrent appointment · Tory Burch Foundation
- 2004–2018 — Chief Executive Officer — Tory BurchHistorical appointment · Tory Burch