Veronica Miele Beard

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Veronica Miele Beard
Born
Veronica Evelyn Miele

North Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
CitizenshipUnited States
Education Franklin & Marshall College
Occupation(s) Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Known forVeronica Beard (clothing brand)
SpouseAnson H. Beard
ChildrenFive

Veronica Miele Beard is an American entrepreneur and fashion designer [1] who co-founded Veronica Beard, a New York-based fashion company, with her sister-in law Veronica Swanson Beard. [2] [3]

She was born and grew up in North Caldwell, New Jersey. [4]

After college, Miele Beard worked on Wall Street, where she met her husband Anson H. Beard. [5] [6] Prior to starting the fashion line, she worked with Philippe Laffont to launch Coatue Management, a technology hedge fund, where she was partner and COO. [7]

Miele Beard and her sister-in-law founded their eponymous company in 2009, [8] and made their New York Fashion Week debut in September 2012 with its Spring/Summer 2013 collection. [9] In 2012, the label was available in 62 stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue. [10] Between 2016 and 2019, the brand's sales increased at an average annual rate of 90 percent while its headcount tripled. [11] By 2018, the brand's sales exceeded $100 million. [11]

The brand Veronica Beard is backed by retail executive Andrew Rosen among a group of investors, and the brand may be raising more investor funding in 2020. [12] The brand is carried by over 500 stores across the world, including Nordstrom , Shopbop and Bergdorf Goodman. [9] In 2023, the Veronica Beard brand is opening 10 stores across America. [13]

Personal life

Miele Beard is married to Wall Street executive Anson H. Beard, [14] with whom she has five children. [15] [6]

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