Nadya Okamoto founded PERIOD when she was 16-years-old, inspired by her family’s own experience with housing instability. Under her leadership as Executive Director for five years, PERIOD addressed over 1.5 million periods and registered over 800 campus chapters in all 50 states and 50 other countries. In early 2020, Okamoto co-founded August, a lifestyle brand working to reimagine periods.

She is now a Harvard College graduate. Okamoto recently published her debut book, "Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement" with publisher Simon & Schuster, which made the Kirkus Reviews list for Best Young Adult Nonfiction of 2018. For her leadership of PERIOD, she is included in the latest cohorts of Forbes 30 under 30, Bloomberg 50 “Ones to Watch” and People Magazine's Women Changing the World.

In 2017, Okamoto ran for public office in Cambridge, MA at age 19 — becoming the youngest Asian American to run in US history. In 2018, Nadya published her debut book, "Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement," which made the Kirkus Reviews list for Best Young Adult Nonfiction of 2018. Nadya is also the former Chief Brand Officer and current Board Member of JUV Consulting, a Generation Z marketing agency based in NYC. She has been recognized on the lists of Forbes 30 under 30, Bloomberg 50 “Ones to Watch” and People Magazine's Women Changing the World.

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