José Eisenberg

Born August 20, 1945 in post-war Bucarest, José Eisenberg comes from a long line of textile manufacturers.[1] He is the only son of Sally and Marcel Eisenberg.

He spent his childhood in Romania during the communist post-war era.[2] His family's home, businesses and possessions were confiscated by the new political regime.[3]

José Eisenberg was greatly influenced by his courageous uncle, Aurel Eisenberg, a French citizen and World War II resistance fighter killed by occupying forces on the same day Paris was liberated.

José Eisenberg is self-educated.[4] At age 13, he left school and held several jobs: newspaper deliveryman, poster maker, handyman in workshops which still employed Renaissance art-making techniques.[5] He eventually passed the baccalaureate as an independent candidate.

At age 21, José Eisenberg established his own fashion design studio and factory in Florence, Italy.[6] He designed his own creations and produced collections for known fashion names. He is a pioneer of the democratisation of fashion in Europe. In 1972, Italy awarded him honorary citizenship for his immense contribution to the industrialisation of the Basilicata region.[7]

Without abandoning his fashion design roots, José Eisenberg embarked on his second entrepreneurial project in 1974, investing time, energy and resources into artificial intelligence research, still in its infancy at the time.[8] He founded JE Contrex in Boston, recruiting graduates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[9] Though JE Contrex was able to successfully develop a functioning artificial eye, work had to be abandoned due to the slow processing speed of the era’s computers.

In 1976, he launched a second technology company, Eisenberg Data Systems (E.D.S.). E.D.S developed and marketed computers, including the a computer with a detachable keyboard.[10]

In 1985, José Eisenberg entered the beauty industry. [11][12]

After thirteen years of scientific research in Switzerland and two years of medical, clinical, toxicological, molecular and pharmacological testing at the University of Pavia, he developed and patented what he referred to as the Trio-Molecular® Formula.[13][14]

In 2000, Eisenberg launched his brand, José Eisenberg Paris, shortening the brand's name to Eisenberg the following year.[15] The Trio-Molecular® Formula became the cornerstone of Eisenberg Paris, referred to throughout the brand's numerous skincare lines.

José Eisenberg remains involved in the day-to-day operations of the brand.[16][17] In addition to skincare products, he has also created two perfume collections and a range of smart cosmetics which infuse make-up with skincare benefits, providing a single-step ‘make-care’ solution.[18]

José Eisenberg has three children, two daughters and a son.

His son, Edmond, joined Eisenberg Paris in 2011.[19] Together, they steer the direction of the brand’s product development and global development strategies.[20] Edmond Eisenberg has said,  “Eisenberg is primarily a family business. This allows us to remain faithful to my father's authentic vision, to his values, and to be free and independent to maintain our authenticity.”[21]

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