Leadership

LEF is governed by a Board of Directors and Officers from the world’s leading luxury firms. They provide students, alumni, and startups with unique opportunities to gain first-hand experience in the luxury industry.

Board of Directors

  • Joyce Green

    Managing Director, CHANEL France

    Chair, LEF Board of Directors

  • Ketty Maisonrouge

    Investment Manager, KFMG

    President, LEF Board of Directors

  • Safwan Masri

    Dean, Georgetown University - Qatar

    Secretary, LEF Board of Directors

  • Maz Zouhairi

    Founder & CEO, Ciel 212

    Treasurer, LEF Board of Directors

  • Hermann Elger

    CEO, Forbes Travel Guide

    Internal Auditor, LEF Board of Directors

  • Guillaume Tardy

    Former President, Chief Lifestyle and Licensing Officer, Ralph Lauren

  • Monisha Agrawal

    Vice President, Global Marketing, Tiffany & Co.

Advisory Board

  • Louis-Gabriel Fichet

    CEO, Audemars Piguet Americas

  • Rick Corcoran

    General Manager, Baccarat Hotel New York

  • Lahnie Strange

    Senior Vice President & Global General Manager, Bobbi Brown

  • Walter Bolognino

    President & CEO, Cartier North America

  • Rebekah McCabe

    General Manager of Fashion, CHANEL

  • Alexandra Winokur

    President, Americas, Christian Dior Couture

  • Pierre-Antoine Bollet

    General Manager, Christofle

  • Lionel Uzan

    President North America, Clarins

  • Pradeep Raman

    Managing Director, Corinthia New York

  • Carolyn Dawkins

    Chief Marketing Officer, David Yurman

  • Valentina Lucaj

    President, Fendi

  • Luca Zanetti

    President, Ferrari North America

  • Hermann Elger

    CEO, Forbes Travel Guide

  • Sarah Curtis Henry

    General Manager, Armani Beauty, L'Oréal Luxe USA

  • Diane Mahady

    President & CEO, Hermès Americas

  • Matthieu Garnier

    CEO, Loro Piana North America

  • Stuart Winston

    Chief Experience Officer & Managing Director, Lugano Diamonds

  • Davide Cremese

    Managing Director, Molteni & C, Americas

  • Claudia Kozma Kaplan

    Chief Brand Officer, Raffles

  • Frederic Dechnik

    Chief Fashion Director, Ralph Lauren

  • Nicolas Beckers

    CEO, Rémy Cointreau Americas

  • Sabyasachi Mukherjee

    Founder, Sabyasachi

  • Monisha Agrawal

    Vice President, Global Marketing, Tiffany & Co.

  • Helen King

    President and CEO, Van Cleef & Arpels Americas

Chairman Emeritus

  • Robert Chavez

    Former President & CEO, Hermès Americas (Ret.)

    Honorary Chair, LEF Directors Emeritus

Partners of Luxury

  • Vanessa Lyon

    Managing Director & Senior Partner, BCG

  • Corey Zaretsky

    Senior Vice President, Multimedia, Elite Traveler

  • Thomas Serrano

    Founder, Exclamation Group

  • Erica Kasel

    Chief Marketing Officer, Radence

  • Sarah Gargano

    President & CEO, Sarah Gargano Communications

Executives in Residence

  • Vanessa Clemendot

    Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer, L’Oréal

  • Erica Kasel

    CEO, Kasel Luxury Marketing Group, LLC

  • Francois Kress

    Co-Fouder & CEO, FRÈRE

    Board Member, Another Tomorrow; Modern Meadow; REGEnLIFE

  • Vincent Ottomanelli

    Group Global Chief Financial Officer, Cipriani

  • Carl Poulter

    Head of Supply Chain and After Sales, CHANEL

  • Marla Sabo

    CEO, Sabo Strategic Partners International

  • Thomas Serrano

    Founder, Exclamation Group