Audrey W. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Audrey paused her studies at Stanford University after founding Curious Cardinals, chasing her dreams to not only help K-12 students unlock their greatest potential, but also to provide college students with meaningful work. After teaching her first workshop on mass incarceration to high school students at the start of the pandemic, Audrey mobilized her most ambitious peers at Stanford and beyond to share topics they were passionate about to K-12 students. Since then, Audrey has spoken on CNN and in Forbes to share her vision to create a community of lifelong learners and doers. Curious Cardinals has now raised $6.8 million in seed funding led by Anthos Capital and Audacious Ventures. She was recognized in the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Education and Youngest category. 

At Stanford, Audrey was a history major whose research on the history of sexual assault was published in the Stanford Historical Journal. Audrey’s passion for history is best summarized in Marcus Garvey’s famous quote: “a people without their history is like a tree without roots.” Passionate about immigration and criminal justice reform as well as gender equity, Audrey previously aspired to be the next RBG! Now Audrey takes that passion to Curious Cardinals - with aspirations to change the future of K-12 education to a model that champions individuality and instills confidence and inspiration in students from all backgrounds. 

When Audrey is not working or speaking to members of the Curious Cardinals community, she can be found running while listening to podcasts, reading, cooking or at art museums with friends!