Veronica Miele Beard
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Fashion Designer
Veronica Miele Beard | |
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| Born | Veronica Evelyn Miele North Caldwell, New Jersey, United States |
| Education | Franklin & Marshall College |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur Fashion Designer |
| Known for | Veronica Beard (clothing brand) |
| Spouse | Anson H. Beard |
| Children | Five |
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]