Katie Ngo

KIPP Northern California Public Schools

Katie Ngo, a senior at KIPP King Collegiate High School in San Lorenzo, California, is a teen entrepreneur honoring her Vietnamese refugee grandmother’s legacy. Inspired by her grandmother’s years of factory sewing work to support her family, Katie launched a secondhand clothing business focused on sustainable and affordable fashion. What began as a small idea has grown into more than 350 orders, over $7,000 in revenue, and an estimated 1,000 gallons of water saved. She also serves as Financial Director of the True Nature Environmental Restoration Foundation, supporting more than 75 restoration projects. Katie will study economics at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.