Fern Mallis (born March 26, 1948) in Brooklyn, New York, was the Executive Director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) from 1991-2001, and created 7th on Sixth productions or New York Fashion Week as it is known today. She was also Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion from 2001 to 2010. She is currently President of her own international fashion and design consultancy, Fern Mallis LLC.
Executive director of 7th on Sixth - which produces Olympus Fashion Week in New York and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Los Angeles - and VP of marketing and entertainment for IMG Models.