Katrina Lake

Katrina Lake is the founder and CEO of Stitch Fix and the youngest woman ever to take a company public In under eight years Stitch Fix has grown from an idea to a company thats worth 3 billion dollars serving over 3 million clients in the US and UK and employing 6000 people In 2011 from her apartment in Cambridge Massachusetts she founded Stitch Fix with a mission to change the way people find the clothes they love and inspire them to feel like their best selves Today Lakes insight has revolutionized the way more than 3 million women men and kids get dressed every day using a combination of 1000 brands people know and love as well as exciting new products they can try Stitch Fix is also styling clients internationally with the opening of its London office earlier this year Stitch Fix was named as the Fifth Most Innovative Company in the World by Fast Company in 2019 and Lake has been named to Fortunes 40 Under 40 list in 2016 2017 2018 and 2019 Vanity Fairs New Establishment list in 2017 and Marie Claires New Guard list in 2017 and 2018 She was recognized by Parsons New School as one of the most innovative forces in Fashion Technology Sustainability and the Arts in 2019 and by BUILD for her entrepreneurial achievements and her personal involvement as a former BUILD Mentor She holds a bachelors degree in economics from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University Lake also serves on the board of fellow disruptors Glossier and Grubhub and is a mentor to many and a mother to two children