Ellie Gordon
Senior Vice President, Hot Sox, Inc
Advisory Council

Ellie Gordon is founder and Senior Executive Vice President of The Hot Sox Company, Inc., an innovative Fashion Hosiery company which designs, markets and distributes hosiery under the brand names of Hot Sox, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Levi's and numerous private label brands. Hot Sox, which has been in existence for 35 years is a global company with annual sales of over $40 million. As Senior Executive Vice President, Ellie is involved in the managerial, financial, marketing, and human resource activities of the company.

In the 1980's Ellie decided to add another dimension to her career by training to become a Psychotherapist. She began a psychotherapy practice based on her training at the New York Institute of Psychosynthesis, The Gestalt Therapy Institute, and The Masterson Institute of New York City. She artfully combined her business knowledge with her psychotherapy training and was able to give her clients, most of who were business owners, a greater understanding of the psychological underpinnings of being successful in business. In addition, Ellie is a group facilitator who has worked with women for over 20 years in areas of business and personal enhancement.

Her numerous activities include being facilitator of Women's Round Tables at AWED (American Women for Economic Development), mentor for women business owners at NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners), facilitator for WPO (Women Presidents Organization), both as a chapter facilitator and as leader of the prestigious Platinum Groups for Women who have businesses of 10 million dollars and over. In 1996, Ellie received the "NAWBO Women Business Owners of the Year Award".

Ellie has served on many advisory boards including The Advisory Board of Women's Venture Fund, Women's World Banking Network Initiative, Women Presidents Organization Advisory Council, and Deutsche Bank Advisory Board. Ellie is a trustee of The New Museum of Contemporary Art and is Co-Chair of their Strategic Planning Committee.

Ellie has been a panelist at the Leonard Stern School of Business, guest lecturer at Colombia Business School and had an article written on her in Enterprising Women magazine entitled "She Practices and Passes It On". She is currently embarking on adding Executive Coaching to her menu of skills and is continuing her commitment to "Empower" all those she comes in contact with.

Ellie was born in Munich, Germany. She has a B.A. from American University and M.F.A. from Colombia University. She resides in New York City with her husband.