Elizabeth Wiatt is an

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businesswoman, co-founder of Fashionology LA (with

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), a

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er based in

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Biography

Born Elizabeth Rieger, Wiatt was born and raised in

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and attended

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.Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation: "Board Members - Elizabeth Wiatt"
retrieved May 24, 2015 After school she worked as a staffer for ''Vogue Magazine'' and then as a talent agent at ICM Partners where her future husband, James Wiatt was president. She later co-founded Fashionology LA (with

), a make-your-own-clothing shop that caters to young girls ages 8 to 12. Wiatt has served on the boards of the Natural Resources Defense Council. the Fulfillment Fund, the Directors Circle of Los Angeles County Museum, The Southern California Committee of

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, and the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation. She is also on the steering committee of Antonio Villaraigosa's Million Trees LA initiative. Wiatt has lived in

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for fifteen years with her husband Jim Wiatt,

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and

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of the William Morris Agency, and their two daughters. They divorced in 2011.Hollywood Reporter: "Jim and Elizabeth Wiatt to Divorce"
September 5, 2011

References

External links

Official websiteElizabeth Wiatt
on ''Wmagazine.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiatt, Elizabeth 1967 births Living people Barnard College alumni American businesspeople in retailing