Ellen Wilcox, MBA

Ellen Wilcox is an investor and the Head of Listening at Listen Ventures, an early-stage consumer VC backing entrepreneurs building against tipping points in consumer health and wellness. At Listen, Ellen is on a mission to bring design thinking and design research to the world of venture capital, turning human stories into consumer insight and intellectual curiosity into investment conviction. She mixes methods to craft investment theses, bring the consumer voice to due diligence, and help founders design brands that listen. Ellen has dedicated her career to understanding human behavior and designing elegant interventions that aim to reconcile the rational economic model and the irrationality of the human mind. Ellen is a reflection of her roots: she blends the curiosity of a Montessori kid with the grit of a Deloitte consultant, the creativity of an IDEO designer, and the business chops of a Kellogg MBA.