Neil Blumenthal

Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal comes back to Tufts to talk about entrepreneurship and doing the right thing

When direct-to-consumer eyeglasses company Warby Parker was founded in 2010, its mission was to create a business that can scale, be profitable and do social good. Nine years later, the New York–based company has reached a significant milestone: It has distributed 5 million pairs of eyeglasses at low cost to individuals in more than 50 countries.

The party is an annual fundraising event benefiting RxArt, whose mission is to “help children heal through visual art by commissioning contemporary artists to transform children’s hospitals into engaging and inspiring environments.”

Neil Blumenthal, 37, a founder of the eyeglass brand Warby Parker, keeps a hectic work schedule, but his mornings are ruled by his children: Gemma, 2, and Griffin, 6. While he makes breakfast in the family’s Greenwich Village apartment, his wife and fellow entrepreneur, Rachel Blumenthal, attends a workout class.

Warby Parker Founders Neil Blumenthal and David Gilboa, and Iman, on Why Being an Activist “Is a Daily Thing”. a couple of people that are sitting on a table: ...