GEI Lunch with Fabrizio Freda

New York, November 3, 2o25- This month, the guest speaker for the GEI Lunch was Fabrizio Freda, longstanding CEO of Estée Lauder Companies and board member of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm.

The event marked the conclusion of his distinguished 18-year tenure at Estée Lauder, before returning to live and work in Italy. In a wide-ranging conversation, Freda reflected on his remarkable international career, from Procter & Gamble to building Estée Lauder into a $100 billion global powerhouse.

He shared insights on corporate strategy, leadership, and the impact of key global markets, highlighting China’s growth and India’s potential as the next frontier. Freda also discussed his “reverse-engineering” approach to long-term vision, the importance of sustainable growth, and the need to empowering younger generations to invest early and build wealth responsibly.

An inspiring exchange with one of the very few Italians to have reached the top of a major American public company.