As the Sustainability and Innovation Manager at Columbia Sportswear Company, Ellen has a proven track record of strategically integrating sustainable business practices that drive positive social and environmental change within complex global supply chains. With over nine years at Columbia Sportswear and its brands, she has been instrumental in shaping strategies and embedding sustainability into their global operations, with a recent focus on product and packaging sustainability. Ellen collaborates across organizations, business lines, and global partners to foster collaboration and ensure success. Among some of her proudest achievements are co-creating prAna’s Responsible Packaging Movement and launching prAna’s first Regenerative Organic Cotton program.