LEF Leadership

LEF is governed by a Board of Directors and Officers from the world’s leading luxury firms. They provide students 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

    President, Luxury Education Foundation

    President, LEF Board of Directors

  • Safwan Masri

    Dean, Georgetown University - Qatar

    Secretary, LEF Board of Directors

  • Maz Zouhairi

    Former President and CEO, Lalique North America

    Treasurer, LEF Board of Directors

  • Hermann Elger

    CEO, Forbes Travel Guide

    Internal Auditor, LEF Board of Directors

  • Guillaume Tardy

    President/Chief Lifestyle and Licensing Officer, Ralph Lauren

  • Monisha Agrawal

    Vice President, Global Marketing, Tiffany & Co.

Advisory Board

  • Ginny Wright

    CEO, Audemars Piguet Americas

  • Rick Corcoran

    General Manager, Baccarat Hotel New York

  • 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

  • Joanna Dubin

    President, Fendi

  • Hermann Elger

    CEO, Forbes Travel Guide

  • Allison Badea

    General Manager, Giorgio Armani Beauty

  • Diane Mahady

    President, Hermès Americas

  • Matthieu Garnier

    CEO, Loro Piana North America

  • Lanessa Elrod

    President and CEO, Louis Vuitton Americas

  • Guillaume Tardy

    President/Chief Lifestyle and Licensing Officer, 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

Directors Emeritus

  • Robert Chavez

    Chairman, Hermès Americas

    Honorary Chair, LEF Directors Emeritus

  • Barbara Cirkva

    Former Division President, Fashion, Watches, & Fine Jewelry, CHANEL

  • Francois Kress

    Co-Founder and CEO, Feelmore Labs

  • Vincent Ottomanelli

    Global CFO, Cipriani

  • Marla Sabo

    CEO, Sabo Strategic Partners International

  • Thomas Serrano

    President and Founder, Exclamation Group