Jill Sherman

Jill Sherman has spent the last 18 years working in luxury fashion, retail, and technology. Working for some of the world's most prestigious brands such as Vogue, Prada, and Harvey Nichols lead her to launch a VC-backed business to tackle the rapidly changing retail ecosystem.

While attending MIT, Jill co-founded Modalyst to enable online retailers to source and sell products without the need t...
See More o own the inventory themselves. Modalyst empowers entrepreneurs to easily establish successful ecommerce businesses without inventory costs, while the brands which they are selling gain a new distribution channel of dropshipping ecommerce retailers. Modalyst has become a global business powering +75,000 retailers and connects them to thousands of suppliers and millions of products.

Prior to Modalyst, Jill ran the Miu Miu Visual Department at Prada USA, accountable for the strategic development of the brand's image within all boutique and wholesale accounts throughout the United States. As the company expanded, Jill was responsible for all store openings and developing a team to maintain growth targets through strong visual standards. She held a similar position at Prada/Miu Miu for the Asia/Pacific region.

Previously, Jill worked at Harvey Nichols Hong Kong as the Fashion Resources Manager, managing the buying teams for all luxury goods and categories, Jill started her career working as a Fashion Assistant at American Vogue and Italian Vogue.

Jill has received an MBA from MIT Sloan and studied at Harvard Business School at the Program for Leadership Development. She received her BA at Tufts University and graduated Cum Laude. Jill has lived and worked in Asia for 5 years and is an avid backpacker, having traveled to 67 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, India and the Middle East - and has mastered the art of eating soup dumplings.

Gender: Female