# Audrey McLoghlin

> Audrey McLoghlin is the Los Angeles-based founder and CEO of Frank & Eileen and founder and president of the Frank & Eileen Foundation. A Georgia Tech engineering graduate, she launched the clothing brand in 2009 around women’s button-up shirts made from Italian menswear fabrics, retaining full ownership. Her subsequent education work includes the company’s $20 million Giving Pledge and a separate foundation launched in March 2026.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Frank & Eileen
- **Organizations:** Frank & Eileen, Frank & Eileen Foundation, Babson College, Grayson, Una, Aude
- **From:** Toronto, Canada
- **Education:** Industrial engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built Frank & Eileen while retaining 100% ownership and without outside investors., Founded the brand behind the Barry women’s button-up silhouette., Led a brand certified by B Lab since November 2020; its public profile lists an overall impact score of 125.5.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated from Georgia Tech in industrial engineering; subsequently worked at an MIT startup in the Boston area.
- **Early 2000s** — Moved to Los Angeles to learn manufacturing; opened the specialty store Una and developed the knitwear brand Aude.
- **2009** — Launched Frank & Eileen, named after her Irish grandparents, with the Barry women’s shirt silhouette.
- **2016** — Introduced the California Heritage assortment of terry and jersey knits.
- **2019** — Launched the shirt brand Grayson, named for her daughter.
- **2020** — Frank & Eileen became a Certified B Corporation and announced a $10 million, ten-year education giving pledge.
- **2023** — Attended the naming ceremony for Babson’s Frank & Eileen Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership.
- **2024** — Returned to Babson to engage with WIN Lab students; Babson reported that she had joined its board of trustees.
- **2025** — Frank & Eileen doubled its giving pledge to $20 million after fulfilling the original commitment early.
- **2026** — Announced the separate Frank & Eileen Foundation on March 3, with an initial $1 million brand gift.

## Achievements

- Built Frank & Eileen while retaining 100% ownership and without outside investors.
- Founded the brand behind the Barry women’s button-up silhouette.
- Led a brand certified by B Lab since November 2020; its public profile lists an overall impact score of 125.5.
- Established the company’s education giving pledge, expanded to $20 million in 2025.
- Supported women’s entrepreneurial education at Babson and MIT Sloan.
- Founded the Frank & Eileen Foundation in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Discussed the brand’s growth, the new foundation, its New York flagship and a collaboration with Chloe Fineman and Ellen Gunn in The Zoe Report.
- **2026-03** — Announced the Frank & Eileen Foundation, a separate nonprofit launched with a $1 million gift from the brand.
- **2026-01** — MIT Sloan published a discussion of her iLead appearance, endowed fellowship and work with the Martin Trust Center on entrepreneurship education for grades 7–12.

## Links

- Website: https://www.frankandeileen.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-mcloghlin-64534757/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audreymcloghlin/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15