Jessica Alba stepping down from The Honest Company
Jessica Alba ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 18: Actress Jessica Alba speaks onstage during the Third Annual Fearless Venture Capital Summit at Atlanta Symphony Hall on August 18, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
By Jessica Goodman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
“Sin City,” “Fantastic Four” and “Honey” actress Jessica Alba will be stepping down as chief creative officer at a company that she founded in 2012.
“It is with a grateful heart that twelve years after founding The Honest Company, I am stepping down from my leadership role as Chief Creative Officer. However, I will continue to provide strategic advice through my role on the board. While there would never have been an easy time to make this decision, I know we have a leadership team in place with Carla Vernón at the helm to advance our founding vision and strengthen Honest’s legacy as an industry change-maker,” Alba said in a post on Instagram.
“Building Honest has been a true labor of love. From the first concept book I pitched to my friends in Mommy and Me class, to ringing the bell at Nasdaq with my family by my side - this journey has been the ride of a lifetime, one that only existed in my wildest dreams,” Alba continued.
Alba founded the company after she had an allergic reaction to baby laundry detergents, according to The Associated Press. Honest Company went public in May 2021. When it went public, the company was worth about $2 billion, Reuters reported.
“Honest has been a true labor of love for me - one that showed me what’s possible when you infuse purpose into business,” Alba said in a prepared statement obtained by the AP.
The company said that Alba is shifting her energy towards “new endeavors,” according to Reuters. Alba is expected to provide support still to The Honest Company as a board member.
Alba, 42, landed on the Forbes list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women and America’s Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 in 2016, according to USA Today.
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Jessica Alba through the years CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 09: Jessica Alba attends 2019 Baby2Baby Gala Presented By Paul Mitchell at 3LABS on November 09, 2019 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Jessica Alba through the years NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: The Honest Company founder and chief creative officer Jessica Alba and The Honest Company CEO Nick Vlahos ring the Nasdaq Stock Market opening bell to mark the company's IPO at NASDAQ MarketSite on May 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Honest Company ) (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Honest Comp)
Jessica Alba through the years DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: Actor/Honest Company Founder/Yahoo Board Member Jessica Alba speaks onstage during The 2022 MAKERS Conference at Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach on October 24, 2022 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The MAKERS Conference) (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The MAKERS Conf)
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Jessica Alba through the years WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Jessica Alba and Hailey Bieber attend 2023 Baby2Baby Gala Presented By Paul Mitchell at Pacific Design Center on November 11, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Baby2Baby) (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Baby2Baby)
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Jessica Alba through the years NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 17: Cash Warren and Jessica Alba attend God's Love We Deliver 16th Annual Golden Heart Awards at The Glasshouse on October 17, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
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Jessica Alba through the years BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Jessica Alba attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Jessica Alba through the years BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Jessica Alba attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
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Jessica Alba through the years HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11: Jessica Alba speaks onstage during FOX's Teen Choice Awards 2019 on August 11, 2019 in Hermosa Beach, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Jessica Alba through the years JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 02: Jessica Alba attends a photocall during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 02, 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival) (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for The Red Sea Int)
Jessica Alba through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 22: Jessica Alba speaks at Create & Cultivate Los Angeles at Rolling Greens Los Angeles on February 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images) (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)