Jennifer Fleiss

American businessman

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.2

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Companies

Holdings

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Shares held

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Recent filings

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
  • Date not recordedHarvard University3
  • Date not recordedYale University3

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.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.5

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.

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Personal life

  • BornNew York City6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7