Here’s the Pricy Sunglasses CEOs Wore to Sun Valley

Alex Karp, cofounder and CEO of Palantir, wore sporty wraparound-style frames with reflective purple lenses that appear to be the Rudy Project’s Rydon, which retail for about $270.

Karp leads Palantir, an AI and data-infrastructure company.

Karlie Kloss brought a more fashion-forward spin to Sun Valley’s executive-casual uniform with what Hitchcock identified as a pair of Maison Margiela x Gentle Monster sunglasses, which retail for nearly $400.

“This is what I mean when I talk about fit over flash,” Hitchcock said. “Those frames are sculpted to her bone structure so precisely they look custom. The stitch detailing adds texture without adding noise.”

Kloss is best known as a supermodel, but her résumé now stretches well beyond fashion. She is the chairwoman and CEO of Bedford Media, the company behind i-D and the planned relaunch of Life magazine. She’s also the founder of Kode With Klossy, a free coding camp for girls and nonbinary teens.

Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube, arrived in blue rectangular sunglasses with dark lenses that look like Oliver Peoples’ Mr. Federer frames, which sell for about $530.

Mohan runs Google’s video giant, overseeing everything from creators and ads to YouTube Shorts, streaming, and the platform’s growing push into AI tools.

Julia Hartz, cofounder and CEO of Eventbrite, wore glossy black sunglasses with thick frames. They seem to be the Vendome model from Jacques Marie Mage, which can sell for over $1,000.

Hartz leads Eventbrite, the ticketing and events platform used by organizers to manage live experiences.

Kevin Warsh, chair of the Federal Reserve, wore amber-toned, rectangular sunglasses.

“That amber tone on Kevin Warsh is such a confident choice. Bold without tipping into costume,” Hitchcock told Business Insider. “It’s a frame that transitions from a morning panel to dinner without missing a beat.”

As Fed chair, Warsh leads the US central bank and chairs the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets interest-rate policy.

The Sun Valley crowd is full of early adopters, and so wearable tech always fits the bill. Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas wore classic black rectangular Meta Ray-Ban frames with clear lenses, which range from $400 to $800 on Meta’s website.

Arm Holdings is a chip-design giant whose technology powers everything from smartphones to cars, cloud servers, and AI devices.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wore classic round Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses with dark lenses, which retail for about $250.

Josh D’Amaro, the CEO of Disney, also kept it classic in dark aviator-style sunglasses.

“Amaro’s frames read very Oliver Peoples to me,” Hitchcock said. “Warm, refined, a little bit vintage-Hollywood.”

D’Amaro’s sunglasses appear to be the Finley Esq. Sun model from Oliver Peoples, which sells for about $430.

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, wore dark rectangular sunglasses with a sturdy black frame — a classic media-mogul choice that complemented his Sun Valley look.

He leads Warner Bros. Discovery, the company behind Warner Bros., HBO, CNN, Discovery, and Max.

Wendi Murdoch, media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife, wore oversize, glossy black sunglasses that look like Versace’s VE4405 model, which sells for $323 at Nordstrom.

Murdoch is a major tech investor and a longtime media-world power player with deep ties across entertainment, technology, and business circles.