Piera Luisa Gelardi
Entrepreneur
Businesswoman who became the co-founder and executive creative director of the digital media company Refinery29. She also launched an immersive real-life funhouse of style, culture and technology called 29Rooms.
She earned her bachelor's degree in studio art from New York University.
She's been named one of Entrepreneur magazine's 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs.
She and her husband Philippe have a daughter named Viva.
One of her employees at Refinery29 is writer and editor Connie Wang.