Kendra Scott (born March 27, 1974) is an American fashion designer. She is the chairman, CEO, and lead designer of Kendra Scott, LLC. In 2017 she was named Ernst & Young's National Entrepreneur of the Year.^[1]

Kendra Scott was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She moved to Austin, Texas, at age 19.

Scott opened her first business, the Hat Box, which specializes in comfortable hats designed for women going through chemotherapy treatment.^[2] Scott sold "comfortable but stylish" pieces and donated a portion of the proceeds to cancer research.

Scott founded Kendra Scott LLC in 2002, designing her first collection with $500 in the spare bedroom of her home just after her oldest son was born.^[3] She walked store to store around Austin, selling to local boutiques, and at the last boutique she had to sell all of her samples to purchase enough materials to cover the orders she had made that first day.^[3]

In 2005, Scott's designs were chosen to accessorize Oscar de la Renta's Spring 2006 Runway Show.^[4] Scott's designs also appeared in Randolph Duke's 2007 runway show.^[5]

Scott's first retail store opened in Austin in 2010. In the same year, she began her e-commerce business and launched the brand's Color Bar experience.^[6][7]

Now valued at over $1 billion,^[8] her brand encompasses fashion jewelry, fine jewelry,^[9] home accessories,^[10] and nail lacquer.^[11]

As of the end of 2017, Scott has 75 retail stores. In addition to an e-commerce business, Scott's merchandise is also sold in London's Selfridges,^[12] Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Von Maur, Bloomingdale's and over 600 specialty boutiques in the US.

Kendra Scott married Matt Davis on June 6, 2014, in Sedona, Arizona.

Scott is a philanthropist with a history of supporting women and children's causes.^[13]

In 2015, Scott launched the Kendra Cares Program,^[14][13] which brings the company's customizable Color Bar^[6] jewelry experience to pediatric hospitals across the country.

Scott was awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 National Award^[1] and the Breakthrough Award from the Accessories Council Excellence Awards.^[15] She is listed as #36 in Forbes' list of America's Richest Self-Made Women,^[16][17] been named Outstanding Mother of the Year by the Mother's Day Council,^[18] Texas Businesswoman of the Year by the Women's Chamber of Commerce, Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Year by Upstart Business Journal^[19] and 2017 CEO of the Year by the Austin Business Journal.^[20]

She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.^[21]