Ellen Wilcox
Ellen Wilcox is an investor and the Head of Listening at Listen Ventures. 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. She authored “Mindsets from the Middle” an ethnographic exploration of modern midlife womanhood. The work explores the behavior in this life stage and the barriers that seem to get in the way of women being, staying, and feeling 'well' in midlife.
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.