Toni Ko

Toni Ko is a serial entrepreneur with a track record in developing and building successful brands. At the age of 25, she founded her first company, NYX Cosmetics, which was acquired by L’Oreal in 2014. By the time of sale, NYX had a revenue growth of well over 100 million dollars and is currently available in thousands of retailers in over 70 countries. April 2016, she launched her second company, Thomas James LA, to fill the market need for accessibly priced, well-made sunglasses.

Toni has received numerous awards, including being honored at the National Women’s History Museum’s “WomenMaking History” brunch. She was named Entrepreneur of the Year by ABA, received the 2015 Leadership Award from NAWBO, and the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Beauty Bus Foundation in 2013. She was featured on the cover of the Forbes annual “America’s Richest Self-Made Women” issue.

In 2014, she started the Toni Ko Foundation, where she lends support to organizations that help women and children. Toni is a member of the 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute.