# Sophie Kahn

> Sophie Kahn is a Dutch entrepreneur, jewelry designer and consumer executive based in New York. A Princeton finance graduate and former BCG consultant and Marc Jacobs strategy executive, she co-founded Aurate with Bouchra Ezzahraoui, led its jewelry design and served as co-CEO and later CEO. Her work combined customer feedback, contemporary design and direct sales; her public professional profile now lists Equinox.

- **Role:** Luxury and consumer executive at Equinox; co-founder of Aurate New York
- **Organizations:** Aurate New York, Equinox, Marc Jacobs, Boston Consulting Group
- **Nationality:** Dutch
- **Education:** Master in Finance, Princeton University, Bachelor in Economics, University of Amsterdam, Jewelry-design classes; no degree reported, Parsons School of Design
- **Known for:** Co-founded Aurate and led jewelry design while building a direct relationship with customers., Helped raise a $13 million Aurate Series A announced in June 2019., Collaborated with Kerry Washington on the Lioness and Birth of Mother collections.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2010** — Studied finance at Princeton University, where she met future Aurate co-founder Bouchra Ezzahraoui.
- **After 2010** — Worked at Boston Consulting Group in New York before moving to Marc Jacobs.
- **Before Aurate full-time** — Worked in retail marketing and strategy at Marc Jacobs; mentor Mathilde Cazenave encouraged her side project and became her first customer.
- **2015** — Aurate soft-launched while Kahn and Ezzahraoui still held corporate jobs.
- **2017** — Aurate moved into its full launch and raised approximately $2.6 million in seed funding.
- **2019** — Aurate announced a $13 million Series A led by Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital.
- **2020** — Kerry Washington joined as an investor and collaborator on the Lioness Collection.
- **2021** — Aurate released the Birth of Mother Collection with Kerry Washington and a 12-piece Halston collaboration.
- **2022** — Kahn described her jewelry design process while serving as Aurate co-CEO.
- **2023** — Identified as sole CEO by August; led exclusive sister-brand partnerships with Macy’s and Helzberg Diamonds.
- **2026** — Her public LinkedIn profile lists Equinox and discusses work on its 2026 brand campaign.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Aurate and led jewelry design while building a direct relationship with customers.
- Helped raise a $13 million Aurate Series A announced in June 2019.
- Collaborated with Kerry Washington on the Lioness and Birth of Mother collections.
- Led Aurate as sole CEO during its announced 2023 rollout into 167 Macy’s stores and 30 Helzberg Diamonds locations.
- Received an HSP Talent Program award for graduate studies, according to her public LinkedIn education section.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Discussed her work on Equinox’s 2026 brand campaign on her public LinkedIn profile; the date is supported by the LinkedIn post identifier, rather than relative search-result labels.
- **2023-09** — Explained Aurate’s customized wholesale marketing and exclusive collections for Helzberg Diamonds and Macy’s.
- **2023-08** — Retail Dive identified Kahn as sole CEO during the announcement of Aurate’s first wholesale partnerships; total company funding was reported as nearly $25 million.

## Links

- Website: https://auratenewyork.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiekahn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kahnsophie/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25