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Name
Grace Fooden
Title
Biophile, CEO + Co-Founder
Bio
Grace Fooden is an African American businesswoman with over three decades of experience as a merchant, general manager, and brand innovator.
A graduate of the Parsons School of Design’s Fashion/Apparel Design program, Grace is a creative problem solver with an invaluable combination of business and design instincts. Over the course of her career, she has worked with some of the fashion industry’s most visible brands, including Ralph Lauren, where she served as the VP of Merchandising and Merchandise Planning. She also held senior merchandising positions at Spanx, Warnaco, and Perry Ellis. She is skillful at unlocking value and achieving sustained financial performance with diversified consumer segments.
Grace’s segue into beauty began when she met Alison Cutlan through a mutual friend, who raved about a line of products that Alison had been working on. Sensing her friend’s unbridled enthusiasm, Grace’s merchant instincts kicked in immediately. She had already begun her own personal journey into exploring the conscious beauty space and knew that Alison was on the verge of creating something special. Roughly two years later, the pair launched Biophile to a glowing reception at Indie Beauty Expo, where the Bio-Shroom Rejuvenating Serum was named “Best Face Serum.”
Grace is on a mission to inspire the next generation of POC business executives and creatives. She is on the board of advisors at Cal Poly Pomona’s Apparel, Merchandising and Marketing division and is a guest mentor at Otis College of Art and Design and the Fashion Design department of Long Beach University.
A graduate of the Parsons School of Design’s Fashion/Apparel Design program, Grace is a creative problem solver with an invaluable combination of business and design instincts. Over the course of her career, she has worked with some of the fashion industry’s most visible brands, including Ralph Lauren, where she served as the VP of Merchandising and Merchandise Planning. She also held senior merchandising positions at Spanx, Warnaco, and Perry Ellis. She is skillful at unlocking value and achieving sustained financial performance with diversified consumer segments.
Grace’s segue into beauty began when she met Alison Cutlan through a mutual friend, who raved about a line of products that Alison had been working on. Sensing her friend’s unbridled enthusiasm, Grace’s merchant instincts kicked in immediately. She had already begun her own personal journey into exploring the conscious beauty space and knew that Alison was on the verge of creating something special. Roughly two years later, the pair launched Biophile to a glowing reception at Indie Beauty Expo, where the Bio-Shroom Rejuvenating Serum was named “Best Face Serum.”
Grace is on a mission to inspire the next generation of POC business executives and creatives. She is on the board of advisors at Cal Poly Pomona’s Apparel, Merchandising and Marketing division and is a guest mentor at Otis College of Art and Design and the Fashion Design department of Long Beach University.
