Katie Kirsch (she/her/hers)

Hi! I’m a hybrid product x design x startup leader trained at Stanford, IDEO, & Harvard Business School. I've spent my career launching new products, programs, & ventures in education.

I'm the ceo & founder of twenty, a startup in the career/life coaching space. Backed by top-tier VCs, we help rising leaders navigate their twenties, personally & professionally. We also partner with companies to fast-track employees' growth.

I also serve as a global advocate for women's rights x education. Over the years, I've worked & lived at a K-12 boarding school in India, helped scale a menstrual healthcare organization in Uganda, and co-founded my own nonprofit, Girl Possible. We first launched on Kickstarter and spent 14 weeks roadtripping across the US in an RV, teaching design thinking & leadership workshops for girls across 32 states.

My work has been featured in Forbes 30 under 30 (Consumer Tech, 2024), Fast Company, Lean In, Ms. Magazine, SXSW Edu, and Edtech Insiders. I've also taught at Stanford's d.school and Harvard's Graduate School of Education and joined top startup / VC programs like On Deck Founders, Galvanizer, & Reach Roadrunners.