Kendra Scott
Kendra Scott, founder, chief creative officer, best-selling author, and philanthropist, started her company in 2002 with just $500 and a tea box of jewelry. Her commitment to innovation, quality, and customer service transformed her startup into a billion-dollar brand with over 3,200 employees and 150 stores.
True to her founding philosophy of “Family, Fashion, and Philanthropy,” Kendra has donated over $70 million to causes benefiting women and youth since 2010. In 2024, through the Kendra Scott Foundation, the company continued to expand its impact with initiatives supporting breast cancer research, literacy programs, pediatric hospitals, and entrepreneurs. Key programs included funding over 5,000 research hours for metastatic breast cancer, granting 37,500 pieces of jewelry to Make-A-Wish children, and opening 15 Kendra Scott Yellow Libraries to support early education.
Kendra’s dedication to empowering future leaders led to the 2019 founding of the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (KS WELI) at The University of Texas at Austin. This program provides creative leaders with the skills and resources to make a global impact. KS WELI has supported over 100 women founders, helping to foster a community of empowered visionaries.
In addition to her role as a philanthropist, Kendra Scott is a recurring investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and serves on the boards of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She continues to lead Kendra Scott, LLC from Austin, Texas, where she resides with her family.
