Veronica Miele Beard

Veronica Miele Beard is an American entrepreneur and fashion designer who co-founded Veronica Beard, a New York-basedfashion 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 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 2010, 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 stories, 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 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. The brand is carried by over 500 stores across the world, including Nordstrom , Shopbop and Bergdorf Goodman.

Miele Beard is married to Wall Street executive Anson Hill Beard, with whom she has five children. Her father in law is Anson McCook Beard Jr., known for his work as a trader at Morgan Stanley. Her uncle is photographer Peter Beard.