Neil Blumenthal is a co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker eyewear, which has distributed over eight million pairs of glasses through its Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. Prior to this, he was director of VisionSpring, a nonprofit that trains people with low incomes to start their own businesses selling affordable eyeglasses in developing countries. Blumenthal is on the boards of Allbirds, Sweetgreen, RxArt, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, and the Partnership Fund for New York City. He also sits on the leadership councils of Robin Hood and Tech:NYC. Blumenthal was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business.
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