founder & CEO of lifestyle brand Bayou With Love, passionate environmentalist and sustainability guru, designer, known for the Twilight Saga
Nikki Reed is a prolific actress, designer and environmentalist, best known for co-writing / starring in the film ‘Thirteen’ when she was just 13 years old and for her portrayal of Rosalie Hale in ‘The Twilight Saga’ franchise. A passionate environmentalist and sustainability guru, Nikki Reed has long been a leading voice in eco. The Founder and CEO of sustainable fine jewelry & lifestyle brand Bayou With Love, Nikki focuses on innovation, versatility and longevity of pieces through her use of recycled tech gold and solar grown diamonds with Bayou, incorporating that circular and regenerative approach into every brand she works with. Additionally, she represents the iconic camera brand LEICA as a photographer, sits as an investor/strategic advisor for clean medicine brand Genexa and serves as a Creative Director for eco-friendly vegan sneaker brand LOCI footwear. She won the Audience Award at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) for her partnership with Dell Computers where they highlighted the first ever jewelry collection using gold from their recycled DELL technology, designed by Nikki. Her notable efforts in championing conservation and sustainability are also seen through her work as a board member of the Environmental Media Association, a UN Ambassador for the Environment, as well as a board member for the Ian Somerhalder Foundation where she served as Vice President for 5 years, which recently donated $1 million in 2021 to The Jane Goodall Institute to support global wildlife and environment conservation.