Renata Black, Social Entrepreneur

Renata Black is the Founder and Executive Director Seven Bar Foundation, a social enterprise which fuels micro-finance institutions in order to combat poverty and empower women in developing countries. The foundation also hosts top couture and luxury lingerie shows such as 2009 Lingerie Miami with Eva Longoria and Deepak Chopra and Lingerie New York 2010 with Sofia Vergara in order to raise money and awareness by providing a different spin on philanthropy. In 2017, Black partnered with Vergara to launch EBY, a subscription-based underwear company delivering everyday seamless panties on a quarterly basis. Ten percent of its profits go towards to the Seven Bar Foundation. Black is also currently the vice chair of the CSR Network of YPO, a member of 85 Broads and a member of Advertising Women of New York.