Veronica Miele Beard

Veronica Miele Beard is an American entrepreneur and fashion designer who co-founded Veronica Beard, a New York-based fashion company, with her sister-in law Veronica Swanson Beard.

She was born and grew up in North Caldwell, New Jersey.

After college, Miele Beard worked on Wall Street, where she met her husband Anson H. Beard. 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.

Miele Beard and her sister-in-law founded their eponymous company in 2009, and made their New York Fashion Week debut in September 2012 with its Spring/Summer 2013 collection. In 2012, the label was available in 62 stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue. Between 2016 and 2019, the brand's sales increased at an average annual rate of 90 percent while its headcount tripled. By 2018, the brand's sales exceeded $100 million. The brand is carried by over 500 stores across the world, including Nordstrom, Shopbop and Bergdorf Goodman.

Personal life

Miele Beard is married to Wall Street executive Anson H. Beard, with whom she has five children.