Nancy Twine

Nancy Twine is founder and CEO of Briogeo Hair Care, a personal care product company focused on “green beauty,” and the youngest African-American to launch a product line at Sephora.

Early life and education Twine grew up in West Virginia. She began making beauty products with her grandmother in the kitchen when she was growing up. Twine graduated from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, where she earned a degree in Finance. By 2009, she was a vice president at Goldman Sachs.

Briogeo Hair Care Using the Small Business Library in midtown Manhattan, Twine researched what she would need to do to launch her luxury hair care line. During this time, while working days at Goldman Sachs, she was researching chemists and formulating her products. With this product line launch, Twine became the youngest African American woman to launch a line at Sephora. Briogeo Hair Care is currently backed by a minority-interest private equity partner, VMG. In April 2022, Briogeo was acquired by Wella.

Accolades Forbes 30 Under 30 Judge (2020) CEW Female Founder Awards (2019) Nylon Beauty Innovator Award (2018) Inc. Female Founders 100 (2018) Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators Award (2020)