About

Board

Tory Burch

Founder, Board of Directors
Tory Burch is the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC, an American lifestyle brand that inspires people around the world to live in full color with character, beauty and confidence. The collection includes ready-to-wear, shoes, handbags, accessories, home and fragrance.

Tory launched the company in 2004 with a small boutique on Elizabeth Street in Manhattan as well as an ecommerce site. The brand’s classic and bohemian aesthetic resonated from the beginning, and has grown into a global business with more than 250 boutiques from New York to Paris and Shanghai, as well as websites in North America, Europe and Asia.

In 2015, she launched Tory Sport, a collection inspired by the grace and strength of athletes that balances high-tech functional fabrics with classic design and a retro vibe. Categories include Coming & Going, Running, Studio, Tennis and Golf.

Social responsibility was part of the business plan and is an integral part of the company. In 2009, Tory launched the Tory Burch Foundation to advance women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship in the United States by providing access to capital, education and digital resources, as well as a Fellowship program.

A dedicated philanthropist, she also serves on several boards including the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the Barnes Foundation and the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. In addition, she is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Tory has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the CFDA for Accessory Designer of the Year, Forbes’s Most Powerful Women in the World and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award. Her first book, Tory Burch In Color (Abrams, 2014), was a New York TimesBest Seller.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in art history, Tory lives in New York City with her husband and three sons.

Hayley Boesky

Board of Directors
Hayley is Vice Chairman of Global Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, working across all lines of business to deepen partnerships with the firm’s highest priority clients. She was previously at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Markets Group where she served as Vice President and Director of Market Analysis. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve, Hayley worked at Moore Capital Management and separately was Chief U.S. Rates Strategist at Goldman Sachs. Hayley holds a Doctorate in Astrophysics from Columbia University and studied mathematics and French at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also on the Trustees Council of Penn Women and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Susan Duffy

Board of Directors
Dr. Susan Duffy is the Executive Director of the Babson College Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), a co-founder of the Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab venture accelerator, and an inspired educator and advocates for gender equity as a driver of social and economic growth. Throughout her career, Susan has recreated what is possible for the organizations she leads across diverse sectors including construction; food, nutrition and health; and education. She earned her Ph.D. from The George Washington University and in 2016 was inducted into the prestigious Wilford White Fellows of the International Council for Small Business. Susan has been recognized globally as an award-winning entrepreneurial educator, is an investor and advisor to several early-stage companies, and serves on the boards of the Walmart Foundation International Advisory Council, the International Council for Small Business Women’s Committee, and Babson Women in Technology.

Yasmin Green

Board of Directors
Yasmin is the Head of Research and Development for Jigsaw, a technology incubator within Alphabet Inc. focused on solving global security challenges through technology. She oversees the team’s research as well as its work on counter-radicalization and online hate, harassment, and intimidation. Yasmin was previously Head of Strategy and Operations for Google Ideas, now Jigsaw. Prior to joining Google, Yasmin consulted for Booz Allen Hamilton. She is a Senior Advisor on Innovation to Oxford Analytica, a member of the Aspen Cyber Strategy Group, and until 2015 co-chaired the European Commission’s’ Working Group on Online Radicalization. In 2017, Yasmin was named as one of Fortune’s “40 Under 40” most influential young leaders, and in 2016 was listed by Fast Company as one of the “Most Creative People in Business.”

Robert Isen

Chair, Board of Directors
Robert is Chief Legal Officer & President of Corporate Development. He joined the Company in September 2008. Prior to joining Tory Burch, Robert was an entrepreneur/founder, key operating executive, and advisor with various companies; including Bemis Company, Continuum and Viapack. He launched his career as a corporate attorney in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA before moving on to Paramount Packaging Corporation (a Philadelphia-based global packaging company) as General Counsel and Executive Vice President. Robert received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Duke University before graduating from Boston University School of Law. He is a member of Young Presidents Organization/WPO and serves on the board of Tory Burch, LLC.

Tracey Kozmetsky

Board of Directors
Tracey holds a B.A. from Texas Christian University and began her professional career at Women’s Wear Daily and L’Oréal Professionnel. In 1999, she started her own public relations firm, Engelking Kozmetsky Communications, LLC. Tracey has been involved with the RGK Foundation for 19 years. She is the 2015 Board Chair for the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center and serves on the Board of Directors of Dallas Children’s Medical Center. She is also a member of the Crystal Charity Ball. Among numerous awards, she received the North Star Award ranking her among the top ten civic volunteers in Dallas.

Perri Peltz

Board of Directors
Perri Peltz is a documentary filmmaker, journalist and public health advocate who most recently directed the HBO documentary, “WARNING: THIS DRUG MAY KILL YOU,” about the opioid addiction epidemic. She also co-produced and co-directed the HBO documentary, “Risky Drinking,” a no-holds-barred look at alcohol use. She co-directed “A Conversation About Growing Up Black” as part of the “Conversation on Race” series for The New York Times Op-Docs. Other films include HBO’s “Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.,” “The Education of Dee Dee Ricks,” “Prison Dogs” and “A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers.” Perri hosts “The Perri Peltz Show” and “Doctor Radio Reports” for the SiriusXM satellite network. Before working in documentary films, Perri was an award-winning broadcast journalist for NBC, ABC, and CNN. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Columbia University’s School of Public Health and attended Brown University.

Deborah Roberts

Board of Directors
Deborah Roberts is an award-winning ABC News Correspondent for 20/20, Nightline, Good Morning America, and ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. A media veteran, Roberts is a highly respected journalist who has traveled the world in her reporting. She has also served as substitute anchor for Good Morning America, World News Weekend and 20/20, as well as a co-host on The View. Roberts’ long form reports on 20/20 have consistently produced extraordinary narratives such as an intimate profile of first lady Michelle Obama, first daughter Ivanka Trump and an in-depth investigation into abuse within the Amish community. She has reported from Africa on children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS crisis and was part of the historic coverage of the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Roberts has been awarded multiple Emmy awards for her international and national coverage of world events, including her poignant reporting on an Ethiopian American woman’s emotional journey back to her African village to discover her long -ost mother. Roberts is author of “Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom For Modern Times,” a book written with her husband, Al Roker. She makes her home in Manhattan with her husband and two children.

James Robinson

Board of Directors
Jamie is Founder and CEO of TAPP Technologies, a beverage analytics and engagement company. Launching his career as a certified NFL agent, Jamie has negotiated sports and entertainment merchandising, licensing and sponsorship agreements totaling in excess of $500 million. He has also created marketing campaigns on behalf of a number of the nation’s leading brands including Hallmark Cards, GAP, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Rawlings Sporting Goods and Dunkin’ Donuts. Jamie is also a board member of the Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation and Ashley’s Angels. He is a graduate of Georgetown University. James is the brother of Tory Burch.

Reepal Shah

Board of Directors
Since 2016, Reepal Shah has been an advisor to Robinsway Family Office. Prior to Robinsway, he held key executive roles in various companies in the fashion industry and retailing; including, Donna Karan, Foot Locker, Kate Spade, and Tory Burch, where he was CFO. Reepal received his master’s in business administration from the New York Institute of Technology in finance and operation. He also received his master’s in commerce from India Gujrat University in accounting and auditing. He currently sits on the Baublebar board as an advisor. Reepal has been married to Swati for 30 years and has 2 children Vareel and Pareel. He enjoys spending time with family and friends in his spare time.

Jamie Tisch

Board of Directors
Jamie is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 2008, she co-founded Fashionology LA, a children’s clothing store in Los Angeles. In 2003, she co-founded the Entertainment Industry’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund. The Women’s Cancer Research Fund was created to support innovative research, education and outreach directed toward the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all women’s cancers.

Tony Tjan

Board of Directors
Tony Tjan is CEO of Cue Ball Group, a private investment firm focused on long-term and transformative opportunities across technology, media and consumer brands. He also is co-founder and Chairman of MiniLuxe and was the founder of ZEFER. Previously he played senior leadership roles at Thomson Reuters and the Parthenon Group. Tony has written over 100 pieces for Harvard Business Review and is a New York Times best-selling author of Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck and author of Good People. He serves on the MIT Media Lab Advisory Council and is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

 

Staff

Laurie Fabiano

President
Laurie Fabiano is President of the Tory Burch Foundation, which advances women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship in the United States. Under her leadership, the Foundation has established a national Fellows program for women entrepreneurs, launched a global #EmbraceAmbition campaign to shatter stereotypes and has provided $50 million in low-interest loans to women entrepreneurs in a partnership with Bank of America. Laurie has a long history of advancing philanthropic endeavors. As Senior Vice President of the Robin Hood Foundation for ten years, she helped grow the organization’s grantmaking from $11 to $154 million to support poverty-fighting organizations. She also produced Robin Hood’s annual fundraiser, the most financially successful non-political fundraiser in the country. Prior to that, she produced AIDS Walks and Dance-a-thons countrywide and also served as Deputy Mayor of Hoboken. Most recently, she ran her own marketing and events company, Fab Tool, working with clients including Amazon.com and Harlem Village Academies. She is the author of the best-selling novel Elizabeth Street, which was recently optioned by Sony Pictures/TriStar Television.

Gabrielle Raymond McGee

Chief Operating Officer
Gabrielle Raymond McGee is a creative marketing Executive in New York City where she leads the Tory Burch Foundation as Chief Operating Officer. Under her leadership the Tory digital initiatives have become the go to resources for women entrepreneurs. Gabrielle is responsible for creating the Seed Box, a sold-out curated box featuring women-owned products, marketing the Capital program, which has deployed $40 million+ in loans for women. She conceptualized the digital campaign: EmbraceAmbition.org celebrating female ambition which has reached people in 98% of the world’s countries. Her work has been cited in the international media and she has spoken at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Fast Company’s Innovation Festival and Google. Gabrielle received the Stanford Intellectual Contribution Award three times. She is an Executive Educator at Stanford’s GSB Corporate Innovation program. In 2018, she was named to the Marketing Hall of Femme, which celebrates the brightest female talent in marketing.

Molly Heffernan

Director, Marketing & Digital
Passionate about storytelling – Molly Heffernan believes businesses can have purpose and a positive impact on communities. An experienced Marketer skilled in digital strategy, and communications Molly has ideated and executed campaigns for nonprofits and major brands, including the Tory Burch Foundation and North America’s largest YMCA. Currently, Molly serves as the Director of Marketing & Digital for the Tory Burch Foundation where she helped launch ToryBurchFoundation.org, the global campaign #EmbraceAmbition, the flagship Fellows Program, first-ever Tory Burch Foundation pop-up shop, and the TODAY Show featured Seed Box. She holds a B.A. from Elon University and an MPA from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Heesun Lho

Director, Programs
Heesun has spent over ten years in the entrepreneurship world as a founder, investor, and connector and is now empowering women entrepreneurs as the Director of Programs for the Tory Burch Foundation. Prior to joining, Heesun was a Venture Partner at 500 Startups, an early-stage fund and seed accelerator with a global portfolio of over 2,000 companies. She moved from Seoul, Korea, where she was Co-Founder and CEO of Vengine, a recruiting platform for startups. Heesun began her career at YouNoodle, a startup based in San Francisco focused on building a meaningful platform for entrepreneurs around the world. Consulting closely with product and large-scale campaigns, Heesun helped develop YouNoodle’s technology as well as implement and support entrepreneurship programs for large corporates and governments as their VP of Projects. She has also mentored and coached hundreds of early-stage startups over the years. Heesun received her M.A. in Education and B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University, where she also served as Co-President of BASES (Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students). Heesun remains on the Board as an advisor for BASES.

Sahara Lake

Manager, Programs
Sahara is a Campaign and Community Manager focused on social impact and mission driven business strategies to drive action and transformative results. After graduating from The George Washington University with degrees in political science and dance, Sahara worked as an educator in Baltimore City, first with Teach for America as a 3rd grade teacher, and then with Art with a Heart, where she ran a job-readiness program for youth experiencing homelessness. She worked for the Aspen Institute’s National Commission of Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, where she mobilized over 100 national leaders in education, health, business, and the military to energize communities to support youth academic and emotional well-being. Sahara most recently served as the Senior Manager of Community Impact at DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change. While at DoSomething, Sahara ran some of the largest campaigns for the organization, collecting over 132,000 pairs of jeans for youth experiencing homelessness, donating over 33,000 books to local libraries across the country, and developing a book of diverse STEM Superheroes to inspire young people to save the world. In her senior role, she identified a new opportunity in the business model to serve the organization’s core audience and worked closely with senior leaders to develop the go to market strategy for two separate pilot programs resulting in critical insights used to inform programmatic and internal process improvements. Sahara currently serves on the Board of Directors for the YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester and the Board of Trustees for Greenwich Academy.

Trisha Salerno

Director, Development & Special Events
Trisha is a seasoned development and events professional with more than ten years of nonprofit experience. Trisha began her career working for Susan Ulin Associates, a fundraising and event management consulting firm, handling a wide array of nonprofit clients in Manhattan. She then spent six years working for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) founded by the late Evelyn H. Lauder. In this role, Trisha was responsible for the coordination, fundraising and execution of several high profile annual events, delivering $15 million in revenue annually for the Foundation. Most recently, she worked as the Senior Manager of Distinguished Events at the American Cancer Society and was responsible for one of the Society’s highest grossing fundraisers nationwide. Trisha holds a B.A. in Political Science and Women’s Studies from The George Washington University. 

Eunice ‘Nis’ Cancino

Manager, Social Media & Marketing 
Eunice has built her career on developing and scaling marketing blueprints from the ground up for a variety of brands and licenses including Disney, Barbie and Hot Wheels. She is passionate about leading data-backed digital campaigns and launching channel-optimized content strategies. She has worked on a variety of national campaigns with global brands including KLM Airlines, Stila and Canon aimed at reaching quarterly growth and awareness targets. As a Mexican-born immigrant, she’s equally passionate about advocating for and mentoring underrepresented women in the marketing and brand space. She holds a B.A. in Advertising from Purdue University.