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Jennifer Hyman Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth1983

ProfessionEntrepreneur

NationalityAmerican

Marital statusMarried

SpouseBenjamin Stauffer

FamilyDaughter Aurora; parents Dov and Linda Hyman; siblings Josh Hyman and Becky Leader

Jennifer Hyman Biography

Jennifer Hyman is an American entrepreneur best known as the co‑founder and CEO of Rent the Runway. A Harvard graduate with an MBA, she built a company to租

Early life and background

Jennifer Hyman was born in 1983 and grew up in the United States. She attended New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Harvard University in 2002. She later returned to Harvard to complete an M.B.A., graduating in 2009.

Career

Hyman’s early professional experience included roles in hospitality, media and online advertising. Before launching Rent the Runway, she worked for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, spent time on an online advertising sales team at WeddingChannel.com, and served as Director of Business Development at IMG, where she focused on creating new media businesses for the company’s fashion division.

While at Harvard Business School she met Jennifer Fleiss, and together they co‑founded Rent the Runway. Under Hyman’s leadership as CEO, Rent the Runway grew into a widely used service that gives women access to designer clothing and accessories on a rental basis. The company’s membership and product numbers grew substantially: the business reached millions of users and partnered with hundreds of designer brands. At one point the company had roughly 4 million members and offered items from about 250 designer labels; other reporting notes a customer base in excess of 5 million renters nationwide.

Hyman has overseen programs that expanded access to designer fashion through subscription services; one membership tier allowed customers to rent up to three items at a time for a monthly fee. During her tenure the company expanded its workforce to more than a thousand employees, with a majority of the team identifying as women and a substantial portion identifying as racial or ethnic minorities. Rent the Runway was also recognized among the best places to work in New York.

Hyman and her co‑founder launched the Rent the Runway Foundation in 2015 to support and inspire future female entrepreneurs.

Public profile

Jennifer Hyman has been profiled and honored by numerous business and industry publications. Honors named in reports include Fortune’s Trailblazers list, recognition as one of the most powerful women entrepreneurs, inclusion on 40 Under 40 lists, Forbes’ Disruptors listings, Crain’s New York Business 40 Under 40 and Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology. Fashion industry outlets also cited her among influential people in New York fashion.

She has appeared as a spokesperson for Rent the Runway and has been featured on national television programs including NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America. Hyman has led fundraising efforts that attracted significant venture capital; reporting in the excerpt notes more than $190 million raised from venture investors.

Personal life

Jennifer Hyman is married to Benjamin Stauffer, a television editor. The couple met through online dating, dated for about a year, and later became engaged. They were married on September 9, 2017. Hyman announced a pregnancy on social media in February 2017 and has a daughter, Aurora.

Her parents are named Dov and Linda Hyman. She has a brother, Josh Hyman, and a sister, Becky Leader.

Latest updates

Hyman continues to be identified with Rent the Runway as its co‑founder and CEO, a role in which she has grown the company’s membership, brand partnerships and workforce while promoting initiatives to support women entrepreneurs.

Editorial Review and Sources

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Recent Work

Rent the Runway

Co‑founder and CEO of the designer clothing rental company, leading the company’s growth, fundraising, and the Rent the Runway Foundation.

Founded 2009 (company growth and activity ongoing)
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Career Highlights

  1. Co‑founder and CEO of Rent the Runway
  2. Launched the Rent the Runway Foundation in 2015
  3. Raised over $190 million in venture capital for Rent the Runway
  4. Recognized on multiple industry and business lists including Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company and Crain’s
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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