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Born on August 7th, 1980 in New York
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attended Tufts University starting in 1998
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Founded VisionSpring in 2001, a non-profit for helping low-income people see.
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Graduated from Tufts University and started to attend the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 for a masters degree in business administration.
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In 2004-2010 Neil worked as a director for VisionSpring.
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Started to live in Greenwich Village, New York.
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Launched Warby Parker in 2010 and is currently the CEO for the company.
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Buy a Pair, Give a Pair
From the companies start in 2010 Warby Parker has donated a pair of glasses to those in need with the help of VisionSpring when someone makes a purchase of Warby Parker glasses. -
Warby Parker Develops Its First Sunglasses
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In June 2014, Warby Parker announced it had donated 1 million glasses pairs
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In 2015 Fast Company claimed Warby Parker to be the most innovative company in the world
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Pupils Project
This is a program that was started by Warby Parker in 2015 that uses local organizations to help provide vision screenings and eye exams to schoolchildren. -
Warby Parker started to use recyclable packaging
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Warby Parker Introduces Their Contact Lenses
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Blumenthal Graduates and gets his Masters in Business Administration from UPenn
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Warby Parker became carbon neutral
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Warby Parker is an ethical, socially responsible company. The manufacturing and sales process are both environmentally sensitive. The company has a good reputation and has had little to no scandals throughout its existence.