Ngozi Okaro

Ngozi Okaro advocates for a fashion industry that honors planet and people. Ngozi founded Custom Collaborative, to support immigrant & low-income women launching sustainable fashion careers. Custom Collaborative serves US designers who want to design and produce locally, fashion-industry workers, and consumers who want ethical fashion. Among other distinctions, Ngozi is NYC Fair Trade Coalition "Changemaker of the Year", New York Women's Foundation "Spirit of Entrepreneurship” awardee, and a 2020 “World-Changing Women in Conscious Business” winner, from Conscious Company Media and Kate Spade. She is certified by New York University’s Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, was a 2014 Environmental Leadership Program Fellow, and is a graduate of the Coro Leadership New York program. Ngozi is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and Morgan State University. She is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and New York.