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 that's worth $3 billion dollars serving over 3 million clients in the U.S. and U.K. and employing 6,000 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, Lake's insight has revolutionized the way more than 3 million women, men and kids get dressed every day using a combination of 1,000+ 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 Fortune's "40 Under 40" list in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019; Vanity Fair's "New Establishment" list in 2017; and Marie Claire's "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 bachelor's 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.
