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You Don’t Know Andrea Weiss, but You Probably Love Her Retail Brands

Hers is not a household name, but she's been a leader at many that are

Andrea Weiss has played a key role, from executive to board member, at a number of retailers.Courtesy of Andrea Weiss

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In a soaring atrium in one of those slick skyscrapers sheathed in glass on New York’s Park Avenue, prolific adviser and board member Andrea Weiss finds some spare time to sit down for an interview.

Surrounded by the requisite marble, water fixture and big glass windows, I pick out a table near a landmark, in this case a grand piano, a latte for her at the ready.

For Weiss, it’s a meeting with her nonprofit Delivering Good, then a coffee with me and then a visit to a big-name private equity firm.

In our sit-down, there’s enough time to work through about a third of her life.