Katia Beauchamp

Katia Beauchamp She was raised by her mother, who is of Mexican descent. Her father, who is Greek, lived in Germany. Beauchamp has a younger brother.

Beauchamp attended several elementary schools in El Paso including Dr. Green Elementary School in West El Paso. She graduated from Coronado High School

Career After graduating from Vassar College, Beauchamp began her career in structured finance and then moved into commercial real estate.

Beauchamp co-founded Birchbox with Hayley Barna and Mollie Chen in 2010 while they were attending undergrad at Harvard Business School. By 2019, Birchbox had over 1 million subscribers. In 2021 Birchbox was acquired by FemTec Health, a women's health company for $45M.

Birchbox was acquired by Retention Brands in May 2023 in lieu of declaring bankruptcy. In January 2025, Lauren Edelman replaced Beauchamp as CEO of the company.

Recognition Beauchamp and her co-founder, Hayley Barna, were named to Inc. Magazine's "30 under 30" list in 2016. The two were also named to Advertising Age's "Women to Watch" in 2012. In 2013, Crain's New York Business included Beauchamp in their annual "30 Under 30" list.

Personal life Beauchamp met her husband, Greg, when the two were 10 years old