Tracee Ellis Ross is an award-winning actress, producer, and CEO. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career including a Golden Globe Award, nine NAACP Image Awards, and the 2020 E! People’s Choice “Fashion Icon” Award.

Ross is the CEO and Founder of PATTERN Beauty, the award-winning hair care line she created specifically for the curly, coily & tight-textured community in 2019. PATTERN serves as an active space for the celebration of Black beauty and supports organizations and programs that empower women and people of color. Ross also serves as ULTA Beauty’s Diversity & Inclusion Advisor, championing initiatives that reframe the narrative around Black women and Black consumers.

She received honorary Doctorate degrees from Spelman College in 2023 and Brown University, her alma mater, in 2015.