Julia Furnari
About Julia Furnari
Julia Furnari serves as the Executive Director of the Tapestry Foundation and Coach Foundation, having held various roles within Tapestry since 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Marketing from the University of Florida and a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University.
Work at Tapestry
Julia Furnari currently serves as the Executive Director of the Tapestry Foundation and Coach Foundation, a position she has held since 2023. Prior to this role, she worked as the Director of the Tapestry Foundation and Coach Foundation from 2021 to 2023. Her earlier roles at Tapestry include Senior Manager of Social Impact and the Coach Foundation from 2020 to 2021, and Manager of Social Impact and the Coach Foundation from 2019 to 2020. Furnari has extensive experience in corporate social responsibility within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Julia Furnari holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Florida, where she studied from 2011 to 2015. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Florida - Warrington College of Business during the same period. Furnari further advanced her education with a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management, focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility, from Columbia University, which she completed from 2016 to 2017.
Background
Before joining Tapestry, Julia Furnari worked at Coach as the Coordinator for Corporate Social Responsibility and the Coach Foundation for six months in 2017. She also gained experience at CECP as Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose from 2016 to 2017. Her early career involved roles focused on social impact and corporate responsibility, laying a foundation for her current leadership position.
Professional Experience
Throughout her career, Julia Furnari has held various positions that emphasize corporate social responsibility and social impact. She worked at Tapestry in multiple capacities, including Corporate Social Responsibility and the Coach Foundation from 2017 to 2019. Her progressive roles at Tapestry demonstrate her commitment to social initiatives and her expertise in managing nonprofit activities.