As Chairman and CEO of Fremont College, Sabrina Kay brings an expansive vision to the field of higher education and understands the difference education can make in the lives of the students. She believes that the beneficial effects of education extend far beyond the walls of any campus. Armed with an outstanding management team, Sabrina’s goal is to create an institution that provides premium educational opportunities to all who are committed to start their career paths as professionals and closes the gap between the classroom and the workforce. Fremont College is the perfect vehicle to leave a legacy in the higher education community and impact corporate America’s learning system. It also provides opportunities for students to become exceptional contributors to the industries they serve.

Sabrina comes from a diverse and successful business and education background. She founded California Design College in 1991 as the nation’s leading institution teaching computer-aided fashion design, and sold it to Education Management Corporation in 2003. As a founder of various entrepreneurial businesses such as Premier Business Bank, Fremont Private Investments, Fashion Umbrella LLC, and LAdesigns.org, she has been at the forefront of educating and empowering others to foster success with integrity and achieve their full potential. She has had a profound influence on a generation of young professionals by spearheading several educational programs and influential events in design, business, finance, and leadership.

As a philanthropist, she founded the Sabrina Kay Charitable Foundation, serves as chairman and annual dinner chair of After-School All-Stars Los Angeles (formerly Arnold’s All-Stars), and is a director of the Imagine America Foundation. She has served as a board member of Weingart Center, LA, Inc., the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission, California Fashion Association, Korean American Coalition, and USC Alumni Association Board of Governors. She currently serves as a Director of the Career College Association; Chairman of CCA Political Action Committee; and a member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) Bel Air Chapter.

She has served as a commissioner of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission; a director of the Golden State ScholarShare Program; an Executive Committee member of USC Alumni Association Board of Governors; and an accreditation evaluator for the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).

Sabrina has been recognized for her achievements with numerous awards, including being named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, Woman of the Year by the State of California Legislature, and Rising Asian Woman by the World Affairs Council, among many others.

She received her MBA at the University of Southern California and Master of Science in Education at the University of Pennsylvania with honors and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. She is a doctoral candidate in Work-Based Learning Leadership at the Wharton School of Business and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

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