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Cristina Nuñez
Co-Founder and General PartnerTrue Beauty VenturesCristina Nuñez is Co-Founder and General Partner of True Beauty Ventures. True Beauty Ventures is an emerging growth fund focused on investing exclusively in beauty and wellness brands. With 16 years of CPG experience, Cristina offers a unique combination of investing and operating expertise having spent the first part of her career at private equity firms Tengram Capital and L Catterton, as well as UBS Investment Bank. Cristina has also held executive leadership and operating roles in beauty and wellness companies such as Clark’s Botanicals, where she was the GM and COO, as well as Laura Geller Beauty and Equinox.
As Co-Founder of True Beauty Ventures, Cristina brings a valuable perspective to early-stage brand founders as both an investor and operator with deep sector expertise in beauty. Cristina graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with a BA with Highest Distinction in Public Policy Studies.
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Muffy Clince
Director of Emerging BrandsUlta Beauty -
Joyce Kassouf
Senior VP Global Skincare Product DevelopmentEsteé Lauder -
Amanda Schutzbank
Co-Founder & General PartnerWillow Growth Partners -
Jessica Hanson
Senior Vice President, General Manager - AmericaHuda Beauty -
Paul Parikh
Chief Operating OfficerPatrick Ta Beauty -
Jeff Lee
Co-Founder & CEODIBS Beauty -
Alisha Taylor
Senior ConsultantMintel -
Anna Baker
Vice President and GMM BeautyQVC -
Kristin Kim
VP, Brand MarketingGlossierKristin is the current VP, Brand & Product Marketing at Glossier and has a robust marketing background at renowned global brands like Kiehl's Since 1851, NYX Cosmetics, and high-growth start-ups. Kristin's expertise is in crafting compelling brand narratives and driving momentous community engagement, leading successful insight-driven marketing campaigns and ensuring sustained growth in a rapidly evolving market.
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Kelsie Johnston
Head of Beauty & Personal CareTiktok -
Kerry Sullivan
CEOVersed Skin -
Jessica Phillips
Vice President of Brand Development, Strategic Initiatives and InternationalUlta BeautyJessica Phillips leads Ulta Beauty’s heightened focus on brand development as well as continuing to develop the company’s strategic platforms of Conscious Beauty and BIPOC brand growth. She also has responsibility in Ulta Beauty’s new venture, leading the company’s merchant team in international expansion into Mexico. Prior to Ulta Beauty, Phillips spent 20+ years in various merchandising roles at Sephora, Target, and Best Buy, and sales and marketing positions with EMI Music in Los Angeles. Phillips has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, Morris and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. She is also a Regent Emeritus of the University of Minnesota (1995-2001) and former board member of both the Carlson School Alumni Board and UMAA Board.
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Chisom A’Marie
Vice PresidentNew Voices Fund -
Randi Christiansen
Co-Founder & CEONécessaireDuring Randi’s 15-year career at Estee Lauder Companies, she was instrumental in building and scaling brands across the portfolio (La Mer, Estee Lauder, ELC Ventures.) A native of Denmark, Randi holds a MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School. In 2023, she was recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the most exceptional entrepreneurs of the year. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Rolling Hills, CA.
At Necessaire, we design the personal care we need - The Necessary™ - that supports our health and wellness. We use our business to make a positive environmental impact everywhere we can.
Nécessaire is recognized as a steward of responsible luxury with the planet as key stakeholder. Nécessaire is a Certified B Corp, 1% For The Planet Member, Climate Neutral Certified, Plastic Neutral Certified, FSC Certified and partners with How2Recycle to deliver verified recycling claims in the US/CAN. By the end of this year Nécessaire will have planted 300,000 Trees+ and will have supported several non profits fighting to defend our air, land, water and wild-life world-wide. #careforyourbody #careforyourplanet #necesaire -
Jamie Saucedo
Senior Vice President, Business ManagementPFS, now part of GXO Logistics -
Michelle LeBlanc
VP of Beauty, Personal Care and Hispanic Centre of ExcellenceCVS HealthMichelle L. LeBlanc is the Vice President of Merchandising for Beauty & Personal Care at CVS Health where she is responsible for the Cosmetics, Skin Care, Fragrance, Hair Care and Personal Care businesses, as well as Beauty Experience and Services.
She is a purpose-led leader who is confident, creative, and dynamic with a proven record for delivering results (while having fun along the way). Michelle is naturally curious with a hunger for insights, bias for action, and relentless desire to have meaningful impact on the people and the business.
Michelle has been with CVS Health for nearly 20 years and has held various leadership roles within the company. Most recently, Michelle led the Front Store Strategy & Transformation for CVS Health. As an instrumental member of the Front Store leadership team, Michelle was responsible for driving key initiatives and Front Store growth through deep understanding of performance drivers. Michelle’s greatest passion throughout her career has been serving as a leader of leaders – building and motivating highly engaged and high performing teams.
Michelle has a BS in Marketing from George Mason University and an MBA from Providence College.
Outside of work, Michelle is busy raising three boys with her wife Jennifer. Her goal is that they lead with kindness and do their best everyday– words she lives by.
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Amanda Bacon
Founder & CEOMoon Juice -
Donna Petretti
Head of NA MarketingCroda -
Sonia Summers
Founder & CEOBeauty BarrageShielded Beauty Founder & CEO Sonia Summers began her career working in-house for global powerhouses like Avon, where her team won WWD’s highly coveted “Best Executed Brand Launch” award in 2014. In 2015 she launched Beauty Barrage, an outsourced sales management agency complete with a highly successful and modern field team – helping to create signature experiences and a “human touch” at retail. Beauty Barrage represents an impressive portfolio of brands including: L’Oreal, PerriconeMD, The Proactiv Company, Unilever, Coty, Nudestix, Dermaflash and many others.
Back in 2020 when the COVID crisis unfolded, Sonia found herself constantly searching for a safer way to protect our skin — but she couldn’t find any highly-effective purifying products that also prioritized nourishing the skin’s microbiome. Sonia felt like she shouldn’t have to compromise on luxury for efficacy, she decided to start developing the products that she was desperately looking for herself! -
Mark Curry
Co-FounderThe INKEY List -
Courtney Claghorn
Co-FounderSUGARED + BRONZED -
Ilya Seglin
Managing Director, Investment Banking: Consumer Retail & E-CommerceCascadia Capital -
Carl D’Ruiz
Senior Manager, Science, Advocacy and Business Developmentdsm-firmenich Personal Care, North America -
Nisha Phatak
Co-FounderLion PoseNisha Phatak is Cofounder and COO of Lion Pose, a clinical skincare company focused on treatments for hyperpigmentation, and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Lion Pose sells their products in Sephora stores nationwide, and has been featured in Allure, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Elle, Essence, Real Simple, and more. Prior to Lion Pose, Nisha acted as interim COO at Great Jones cookware, and was VP of Operations and employee #1 at Huggable, an online infant formula company. Before focusing on consumer products, Nisha led major strategic partnerships at Indiegogo and Box, and was an equity research analyst covering consumer technology and ecommerce. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Carnegie Mellon University, and participated in the Y Combinator and Sephora Accelerate startup incubator programs.
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Karan Gupta
Co-FounderOdore -
Rayan Godoi
Co-FounderPulpoAR -
Angela Caglia
Co-CEOAngela Caglia SkincareA master esthetician of 28 years, Angela Caglia has spent more than 30,000 hours practicing and perfecting her craft. Trained by skincare experts in France and guided by her robust knowledge of natural ingredients learned from her childhood spent on a California farm, her unique approach to skincare is grounded in biocompatible treatments that protect the skin barrier.
Formulated without synthetic or harsh ingredients of any kind, her products and practice focus on nourishing and strengthening the lipid barrier to offer better aging support for the skin. Working with leading scientists, Angela Caglia products marry naturally-occurring ingredients with cutting-edge skincare technology to deliver transformational results—all without sensitizing the skin.
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Kelly Dill
PartnerImaginary Ventures -
Michelle Yip
Business Development ManagerCrodaMichelle Yip is the Business Development Manager for Sederma at Croda Inc and has over 5 years of experience in the Beauty Industry. She has a diverse background having roles in Marketing, Synthesis Development, and Sales. Along with ACS accreditation, she pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Stevens Institute of Technology. She furthered her studies by obtaining a Master of Science degree in Chemistry, with a concentration in Biomedicinal Chemistry from Stevens Institute of Technology. At Croda, she collaborates with the sales team in the West Coast and Midwest regions to foster innovation and drive successful projects with key customers. She has a passion for working with indie brands and sharing her expertise to help them grow and navigate the ever-evolving beauty landscape.
In addition, she loves to volunteer at local schools for STEM outreach to promote and inspire interest in STEM disciplines. In her spare time, she enjoys performing in community theater, hiking, and finding the newest, trendy foodie spots!
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Laura Shaff
COO/CFOOSEA Malibu -
Oliver Garfield
CEOCosBar -
Jana Wright
PartnerMoss AdamsJana Wright is a partner with Moss Adams, LLP where she has practiced public accounting since 2007. She provides assurance and consulting services to clients in the beauty and fashion industries. Jana’s specific experience includes managing audit and review engagements, acquisition accounting, cash flow projection preparation, and evaluating internal control and financial reporting processes. Her key to success is building strong, long-lasting client relationships. Jana is actively involved in the firm’s mentor program and is the firm’s lead recruiter for California State University, Long Beach. She is also a leader in Moss Adams’ Forum W initiative. Jana was nominated for CalCPA’s Emerging Leader Award in both 2018 and 2020.
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Annie Jackson
Co-Founder and COOCredo BeautyBeauty veteran, Annie Jackson, has been a key player in the successes of the industry’s biggest beauty companies. Annie began her career at Estee Lauder, where after 6 years, she was recruited to be one of the early members of the team that launched Sephora USA and Japan. Later, she took a role as the Director of Global Product Marketing for Benefit Cosmetics and in 2011, returned to her Sephora roots in merchandising for color cosmetics at Sephora within JCPenney. Her love of beauty and quest for cleaner options led her, alongside Shashi Batra, to create Credo Beauty. As Co-Founders, they shared a vision to change the way people think about what they put in and on their bodies and skin, fostering a new generation of beauty brands - natural, organic, effective, clean and sustainable – to and pioneering the clean beauty movement.
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Michael Pihowich
PartnerMoss Adams -
Eliza Becker
Vice PresidentVMG Partners -
Perry Leon
Vice PresidentTZP Group -
Jenna Jackson
PrincipalCAVU Consumer Partners -
Tara Hyland
PrincipalMain Post Partners -
Tina Bou-Saba
Co-Founder & Co-Managing PartnerVerity Venture PartnersTina Henry Bou-Saba has actively invested in the consumer space since 2016 through CXT Investments, her personal investment vehicle. She enthusiastically champions purpose-driven entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of great consumer companies, including emerging brands and the technologies that enable them. An expert in beauty and wellness, Tina was an early investor in several of the most exciting brands in the category, including Dae, Kosas, Olive & June, and Saie. In 2021, she co-founded Verity Venture Partners, an early-stage consumer-focused investment firm. As a Managing Partner of VVP, Tina serves on the Board of Directors of Arrae, August, and Dae.
Tina is a trusted partner to entrepreneurs and company leaders. Her creative, collaborative, and supportive approach – in combination with sharp instincts for commercial opportunities and genuine passion for consumer products and trends – has made her one of the most respected investors in emerging brands.
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William Susman
Managing Director: Consumer and Retail Investment BankingCascadia Capital -
Julian Steinberg
Co-Founder & Managing PartnerAlliance Consumer GrowthJulian Steinberg is a Co-Founder of Alliance Consumer Growth (“ACG”), a leading growth equity fund providing capital and value-added partnership to the most promising emerging consumer brands, with strength in beauty. Notable beauty businesses that ACG successfully partnered with include OUAI Haircare (later acquired by Procter & Gamble), Milk Makeup (later acquired by Waldencast), Tata Harper (later acquired by Amore Pacific), Pacifica Beauty, Nudestix, SuperOrdinary, and, most recently, iNNBeauty Project and Half Magic Beauty. Prior to founding ACG, Julian built Atlas Advisors’ principal investing affiliate, Atlas Consumer Growth, while also advising on M&A transactions as a Managing Director at Atlas. Julian received a BA in History from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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Jackie Dunklau
Founder & PartnerAria Growth -
Amy Gordinier
CEOSkinfix -
Eddie Douglas
Managing DirectorGryphon Investors -
Julian Reis
Founder & CEOSuperOrdinary -
Brad Farrell
CMOBeekman1802 -
Kristina Lee
Vice PresidentMonogram Capital Partners -
Miikka Mäkiö
GM, North AmericaRevieveMiikka Mäkiö is the General Manager, North America, for Revieve, a leader in personalized digital brand experiences for the beauty, skin, health, and wellness sectors. With nearly a decade of experience in beautytech, Miikka has collaborated with major retail and brand clients such as Boots, No7, and Oriflame. His expertise and leadership are pivotal in driving Revieve's expansion and strengthening market presence in the US. Miikka is committed to delivering innovative solutions that enhance customer journeys and drive business growth for Revieve's clients
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Natalie Eden
Director of Customer SuccessDCL LogisticsWith over a decade of experience helping brands scale, Natalie brings a relentless focus on client satisfaction to the brands she works with at DCL Logistics. Through her time at a competitive meal-kit company, she encountered the complexities of scaling, and the high costs associated with shipping and packaging fresh food. Since then she has dedicated her career to enhancing client services within the fulfillment and logistics industry, namely serving brands such as Glossier, Athletic Greens, Love Wellness, Madison Reed, Seed, KraveBeauty, and more.
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Eric Ginsburg
Applied Technology Manager - North America, Active IngredientsEvonikEric Ginsburg received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2020. His graduate work was focused on determining the mechanism of action of platinum-based therapeutics. Upon graduation he started with Evonik as a process chemistry working in their Hopewell Virginia plant. During his time at the plant, Eric supported production by developing methods to help increase robustness of products, while minimizing reactor downtime. In December of 2021, Eric joined the Applied Innovation team, where his role is centered around the research and development of Active Ingredients.
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Annabel Norman
Managing PartnerNorman Consultants -
Kelsey Kearns
Head of Customer SuccessRockerbox -
Cara Eaton
Global Sustainability DirectorCroda -
Jacqueline Barrett
Senior Vice President, MarketingPatrick Ta Beauty -
Graham Orriss
CEOSV Labs -
Scott Potter
Managing PartnerSan Francisco Equity PartnersScott Potter is the Managing Partner of San Francisco Equity Partners, a private equity firm exclusively focused on partnering with lower middle market companies across the consumer value chain
Scott currently serves as Chairman of Jane Iredale, SV Labs, and BruMate and serves on the board of directors of Rustic Bakery, DGS Retail and Xceed Foodservice Group. Scott previously served on the boards of directors of Method Products, Japonesque, Yes To, ICU Eyewear and Red Monkey Foods, among other private and public companies.
Prior to founding SFEP, Scott oversaw the U.S. private equity portfolio for a large European family office and held senior operating roles (including CEO) at two private equity-backed consumer companies. Scott began his career as a corporate finance attorney.
Scott holds a JD from UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was a member of Cal’s Division I soccer team.
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Heidi Lim
Vice President, EcommercePatrick Ta Beauty -
Jane Tervooren
Co-Founder and DirectorValidated Claim Support -
Brian Ecclefield
FounderValidated Claim Support -
Marissa Alkhazov
Northwest Chair, Product Liability GroupBuchalterMarissa Alkhazov is the Northwest Chair of Buchalter’s Product Liability Practice Group. Her clients include small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, manufacturers, distributors, retail and media leaders in the cosmetic, wellness and beauty industry. Marissa assists beauty and wellness companies navigate complex regulatory schemes, including state and local consumer related regulations on toxic substances or ‘clean beauty’ statutes, FDA regulations and compliance, and is a thought leader on the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”).
Marissa immerses herself in her clients’ business environment to clarify goals, and is a highly effective negotiator with regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and Consumer Product Safety Commission. Manufacturers and distributors value her risk assessment and preventive advice on regulatory compliance, particularly on labels and safety warnings. Marissa’s clients value her vast experience with mass torts defense, consumer protection claims, chemical law and toxic tort exposure to PFAS, benzene, silica, talc, asbestos and more. When counseling clients on new regulations and compliance mechanisms, Marissa anticipates regulatory hurdles and seeks practical solutions to clients’ compliance obligations across the lifecycle of a product.
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Rebecca Reifman
SVP, Global HRHourglass Cosmetics -
Sid Mikhail
Founder/CEOLuminize -
Sonya Brown
General PartnerNorwest Venture PartnersBased in Palo Alto, Sonya is a General Partner at NVP and co-heads the Growth Equity practice where she focuses on investing across a wide range of sectors including consumer, retail, internet, and business services.
Prior to joining NVP, Sonya was at Summit Partners, a private equity firm with over $11 billion under management, where she worked for nine years in the Boston office and was responsible for leading the firm's Consumer and Internet Industry Group in North America. Sonya was engaged in all aspects of the deal process including deal sourcing, due diligence, deal negotiations and board representation. Her most recent and past board directorships and investments include Aramsco, Airborne Health, Central Security Group, Physicians Formula Holdings (NASDAQ: FACE), Snap Fitness and Sparta Systems. -
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Founder & CEOEKOM AI -
Keenan Beasley
Founder & CEO Supply Factory Holdings;Founder, Sunday II SundayKeenan Beasley is a successful entrepreneur, industry disrupter and visionary who embraces and utilizes technology to tell stories and influence consumers in dynamic ways. Keenan’s expertise in blending tech, art and creativity has changed the marketing landscape and opened the door to modern strategies and fresh approaches.
Keenan currently serves as the CEO of Infinte Looks Inc, a textured hair care company and creators of the brand Sunday II Sunday. Keenan’s non-profit arm, Venture Noire, mentors and develops diverse entrepreneurs and provides them with access to critical resources. In 2014 Keenan started BLKBOX, a creative agency in New York City with a wide range of multinational clients, including Samsung and Diageo.
Before launching his entrepreneurial ventures, Keenan managed and led several multibillion dollar brands, including Tide, Gillette and Garnier beauty products. He served as Vice President of Marketing at L'Oréal, Associate Director at Reckitt Benckiser and Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble.
Keenan is a contributor to Forbes, Venture Beat, Fast Company and CNBC, an advisor to numerous start-up companies and a regular lecturer at the USC Marshall School of Business.
Keenan Beasley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Law and Systems Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles. -
Emily Perez
Executive DirectorLatinas in Beauty -
Hazal Evliyaoğlu
Co-Founder / CMO / CDOThe Purest Solutions