Jennifer Fleiss is an American businessperson and co-founder of Rent the Runway, a company focused on the renting of high-end clothing and accessories.Moore, Booth, "Rent the Runway heads to Vegas' Cosmopolitan in time for New Year's", "Los Angeles Times", December 17, 2013
Early life and education
Fleiss grew up in New York City. She graduated cum laude from Yale University with a BA in political science in 2005. She later attended Harvard Business School, where she met the future co-founder of Rent the Runway, Jennifer Hyman, and graduated with an MBA in 2009.
Career
Fleiss co-founded Rent the Runway with Jennifer Hyman in 2008. She served as head of business development and as a member of the firm's board of directors. She assisted with company-wide infrastructure, project planning, and logistical decisions.
Fleiss started her career crafting long-term company strategy in the Strategic Planning Group at Morgan Stanley. She then moved on to Lehman Brothers’ Asset Management Group, where she was responsible for analyzing business growth opportunities through acquisitions, international expansion, and new product strategies.
In 2017, Fleiss left Rent the Runway to co-founded Jetblack, a text-based concierge shopping service, with Mark Lore, also the co-founder of Jet.com.
In 2021, Fleiss joined Volition Capital.
Awards and honors
Fleiss has received various honors and recognitions, including Fortune’s “40 Under 40”Keating, Caitlin, "40 Under 40", "Fortune", October 17, 2012 and “Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs”;Sellers, Patricia, "Fortune's most promising women entrepreneurs" , "Fortune", September 13, 2011 Forbes’s “Disruptors 2013”;Carlyle, Erin, "Disruptors", "Forbes" Inc.’s “30 Under 30”; Fast Company’s “Most Influential Women in Technology”;Evans, Suzy "The Most Influential Women in Technology 2011 - Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss", "Fast Company", January 10, 2011 Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” New York Area Regional finalist;"2013 finalists announced" , "Ernst and Young" and Fashionista.com's “Most Influential People in New York Fashion.”Sherman, Lauren, "Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion", "Fashionista", February 8, 2011
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