Fashion Executive Is Well-Suited to Run a Charity

By Nicole Lewis

When Richard D. Vorisek worked as a senior vice president at Polo Ralph Lauren, in New York, he spent half an hour deciding what to wear to work, traveled regularly to Asia to develop new markets, and met with the iconic American designer. In his new job as president of Housing Works Thrift Shops, in New York, he slips on his clothes in five minutes, takes the subway to work, and meets with store employees — some of whom have HIV or AIDS, and were once the charity's clients. While