Les Wexner

Founder, retired chairman and chief executive officer of L Brands

Mr. Wexner has been Chief Executive Officer of Limited Brands since he founded the Company in 1963, and Chairman of the Board for more than forty years. Mr. Wexner is the husband of Abigail S. Wexner. In 2020, Wexner, at age 82, stepped down as Chairman and CEO of L Brands. The company announced plans to sell a majority interest in Victoria’s Secret to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for a reported $525 million. Bath & Body Works will be spun off as a separate publicly traded company. Les Wexner continues to hold the title of Chairman Emeritus of L Brands.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Harold Levin former Les Wexner accountant

• Position

Business Positions

Limited Brands Store Operations, Inc.

• Chairman (?→'20)

Board Memberships

Ohio State University Public research university in Columbus, Ohio

• Chair, Board of Trustees (Dec '05→?)*

Mega Group Informal group of pro-Israel philanthropists

• co-founder

Harvard Kennedy School Graduate school of government at Harvard; John F. Kennedy School of Government

• Dean's Council member

L Brands, Inc. Fashion retailer; brands include Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works

• CEO [+2]

• Chairman

• Director ('63→?)

Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. Newspapers

• Director ('96→'02)

Wexner Foundation Pro-Israel private philanthropy

• founder

Positions

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center academic medical center in Columbus, Ohio

• Position

Donations

With Honor Super PAC started by Peter Meijer to get veterans elected to political office

• donation · 2,800,000 USD

Andrew J. Ginther 53rd Mayor of Columbus, OH

• campaign donation · 10,000 USD (Jan 1 '16→Dec 31 '16)*

Harvard Kennedy School Graduate school of government at Harvard; John F. Kennedy School of Government

• Donation/Grant

Mount Carmel Health System

• Donation/Grant

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

1 / 17

Right to Rise USA Jeb Bush's super PAC

• 4 contributions · 882,900 USD (Jan 29 '15→May 2 '16)

National Republican Congressional Committee

• 17 contributions · 464,100 USD ('03→May 31 '18)

RNC Republican National State Elections Committee

• 4 contributions · 325,000 USD ('00→'02)

With Honor Fund

• 1 contribution · 300,000 USD (Oct 31 '17)

Buckeye Leadership Fund, Inc.

• 1 contribution · 250,000 USD (Mar 5 '24)

Fighting For Ohio Fund Single candidate super PAC in support of Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman

• 1 contribution · 250,000 USD (Jul 26 '16→Feb 1 '17)

Restore Our Future PAC Super PAC tied to Mitt Romney

• 1 contribution · 250,000 USD ('12)

National Republican Senatorial Committee Campaign committee for Republican U.S. Senate candidates

• 11 contributions · 170,400 USD ('03→Jun 6 '16)

Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte

• 7 contributions · 116,100 USD (May 10 '16→May 31 '18)

John R Kasich

• 1 contribution · 100,000 USD (Nov 7 '23)

Holdings

L Brands, Inc. Fashion retailer; brands include Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works

• major shareholder

CoreWeave cloud-based GPU infrastructure for AI developers

• Owner

New Albany Company Jack Kessler/Les Wexner real estate partnership

• Owner

Limitless The largest American-owned private yacht when it was launched in 1997

• Owner ('97→?)

Herbert N. Straus House One of the largest townhouses in Manhattan

• Owner ('89→?)

Members

Columbus Partnership The Columbus Partnership is a non-profit, membership-based CEO organization of more than 60 CEOs from Columbus’ leading businesses and institutions.

• Member

Family

David Wexner Writer

• son

Sarah Wexner New Albany Ohio

• daughter

Hannah Wexner New Albany Ohio

• daughter

Harrison Wexner Layla's Bagels; Teacher - Strive Prep

• son

Abigail S Wexner wife of Leslie Wexner of Limited Brands

• wife (Jan '93→?)

Bella Wexner Columbus, Ohio philanthropist

• mother

Services & Transactions

Jeffrey Epstein Wealthy money manager, registered sex offender

• real estate buyer · 20,000,000 USD (Nov '98→'00)

François Catroux The Über-Rich’s Favorite Interior Designer

• interior designer

Stand With Us also known as Israel Emergency Alliance and StandWithUs

• donated ('10→?)

Schools

Ohio State University Public research university in Columbus, Ohio

• BS, Business Administration (?→'59)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

• Affiliation