Laura Willensky has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer – Apparel and Accessories at Torrid since October 2024, bringing more than 20 years of experience in merchandising and brand leadership across public and private-equity-backed companies. She previously held senior roles including Chief Commercial Officer at Away, Brand President at Talbots, and Executive Vice President at Victoria’s Secret, where she led the beauty business. Earlier in her career, she was part of the founding team at Madewell and held merchandising leadership roles at J.Crew and Janie and Jack. Laura currently serves on the board of directors of Senreve, a digitally native accessories brand, and holds a BS in Accounting from the Lehigh University College of Business.