Lillian Vernon: "The Entrepreneur and the Professional Manager: Getting the Best of Both Worlds"

Presenter

Lillian Vernon

Document Type

Metadata Only

Date

1995

Lecture Series

President's Lecture Series

Description

Lillian Vernon (born Lilli Menasche; March 18, 1927 – December 14, 2015) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She founded the Lillian Vernon Corporation in 1951 and served as its chairwoman and CEO until July 1989, though she continued to serve as executive chairwoman until 2003, when the company was taken private by Zelnick Media. When it went public in 1987, Lillian Vernon Corporation was the first company traded on the American Stock Exchange founded by a woman. New York University's Lillian Vernon Writers House is named after her and houses the University's prestigious creative writing program.

Media Type

VHS

Comments

A 1/2" VHS copy of this lecture is available in the Special Collections & University Archives Department of Old Dominion University Perry Library. Call #: LD4331.A57 1995e

Repository Citation

Vernon, Lillian, "Lillian Vernon: "The Entrepreneur and the Professional Manager: Getting the Best of Both Worlds"" (1995). President's Lecture Series. 92.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/pls/92