Windsor, Annie, and Stephanie met while undergraduates at Harvard through running Harvard College’s lifestyle and fashion magazine. Through their work on this student publication, they saw the potential for something even bigger and better, and spent spring 2009 developing the business plan for Her Campus. After countless nights working in Harvard’s Quincy House dining hall until 3AM (or later!), they went on to enter and win the i3 Innovation Challenge, Harvard College’s business plan competition, in March 2009. Stephanie, Windsor, and Annie spent summer 2009 living together in a super tiny apartment in New York City, doing internships while preparing Her Campus for its launch in September 2009.
The three founders are now back in Boston--Windsor and Stephanie graduated from Harvard in 2010 and Annie is taking a leave of absence from Harvard--working at the Her Campus office near Faneuil Hall, where they are probably sitting, working (and g-chatting) right now!
Stephanie, Windsor, and Annie have been named to:
BusinessWeek's 25 Under 25 Best Young Entrepreneurs
Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30 Coolest Young Entrepreneurs
Glamour Magazine's 20 Amazing Young Women
The Boston Globe's 25 Most Stylish Bostonians
The Her Campus founders have spoken at the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise Symposium hosted by Arianna Huffington, Donna Karan & Sarah Brown, Harvard Women in Business's Intercollegiate Business Convention, Stanford's Women in Business Conference, Northeastern University, Boston College, and Boston University School of Management, among others.
President & Publisher
Windsor Hanger
windsor@hercampus.com
At Her Campus, Windsor leads business development, marketing, and sales, and has been responsible for bringing on clients including Victoria's Secret, U by Kotex, Merck, Pinkberry, LOFT, and Intel. Windsor is a 2010 graduate of Harvard University where she majored in the History of Science with a citation in French. A born & bred southern belle, Windsor is a native of Asheville, NC. At Harvard, Windsor was a proud member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Before founding Her Campus, Windsor interned in the Marketing department at Bloomingdale’s, as well as in the Beauty and Advertising departments at OK! magazine. At Harvard, Windsor was named one of the 15 most interesting seniors for the class of 2010. Windsor enjoys getting dolled up, dancing, reading chicklit, meeting new people, practicing yoga, working out, and cooking with her fiance Alex. Her passions also include chocolate ice cream, hanging out on her mom's farm with her three younger sisters, sushi, digital media and Her Campus. Windsor has been named to BusinessWeek's 25 Under 25 Best Young Entrepreneurs, Inc. magazine's 30 Under 30 Coolest Young Entrepreneurs, Glamour magazine's 20 Amazing Young Women, and The Boston Globe's 25 Most Stylish Bostonians.
Follow Windsor on Twitter: @windsorhanger
CEO & Editor-in-Chief
Stephanie Kaplan
stephanie@hercampus.com
As CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Stephanie has grown Her Campus to over 1.4 million monthly users with chapters at 200+ colleges nationwide and formed content partnerships with Seventeen magazine, SELF magazine, The Huffington Post, and USA TODAY. Stephanie is a 2010 graduate of Harvard University where she majored in Psychology and minored in Economics. Stephanie spent Summer 2009 as an American Society Of Magazine Editors (ASME) intern at SELF magazine at Condé Nast Publications, and Summer 2008 as a Features Intern at Seventeen magazine at the Hearst Corporation. Stephanie is also a member of Delta Gamma, and she recently completed her first half-marathon. Some of her favorite things include working out, watching Grey’s Anatomy, trying new nail polish colors, bargain shopping, watching cute animal videos, and getting froyo (coffee with Reese's) with her best friend Jackie. Stephanie has been admitted to Harvard Business School via the 2+2 Program. Stephanie has been named to BusinessWeek's 25 Under 25 Best Young Entrepreneurs, Inc. magazine's 30 Under 30 Coolest Young Entrepreneurs, Glamour magazine's 20 Amazing Young Women, and The Boston Globe's 25 Most Stylish Bostonians.
Follow Stephanie on Twitter: @stephaniekaplan
CPO & Creative Director
Annie Wang
annie@hercampus.com
As Chief Product Officer and Creative Director, Annie is passionate about synthesizing the various stakeholder considerations for Her Campus into a cohesive vision, and building an end product that best serves its readers, writers, and partners. She is responsible for overseeing strategy and implementation for user experience, branding, and technology for Her Campus. In September 2010, Annie took a leave of absence from Harvard University to work on Her Campus full time. She was concentrating in Visual and Environmental Studies and pursuing a secondary field in Psychology. Prior to founding Her Campus, Annie managed websites and branding for two dozen organizations nationally. Annie has been named to Businessweek’s 25 Under 25 Best Young Entrepreneurs, Inc. magazine’s 30 Under 30 Coolest Young Entrepreneurs, Glamour’s 20 Amazing Young Women, The Boston Globe’s 25 Most Stylish Bostonians, and Boston Business Journal’s Innovation All-Stars. In her spare time, Annie can be found doing manicures for her girlfriends or playing video games with her guyfriends. Follow Annie on Twitter: @annie_wang
