Piera Gelardi

Piera Gelardi is Executive Creative Director and co-founder of the award-winning digital media company, Refinery29. She leads a growing team of creatives who bring the brand to life online and IRL through diverse, original content, storytelling, and experiences meant to empower and inspire women. She and her team have won numerous awards and honors including CLIO Image, Webby's, Digiday Publishing, and spots on both Inc 500 and Fast Company's lists of most innovative companies. In 2014, Piera co-authored Refinery29's first book, the New York Times best seller, Style Stalking and was recently honored as one of Ad Age's 50 Most Creative People of the year. Piera lives in Brooklyn.