James Ellis

Senior Global Executive with 40+ years of leadership experience

James Ellis is a successful technology executive with a broad range of experience in finance, enterprise and consumer software. He has worked in various leadership roles in companies such as Pollen and Events.com, where he honed his skills in managing complex operations and driving business growth. As the former CFO, COO, and President of Pollen, James played a critical role in helping the company achieve remarkable success. He was also a co-founder & CEO of Gablit, which got acquired, and worked as Vice President at Deutsche Bank. James is a graduate of The King's School, Canterbury, and has a Master of Arts (MA), Natural Sciences, First Class (Honours) from the University of Cambridge. Currently, he serves as the President of Pollen, where he continues to make a positive impact on the company's growth and success.

Experience

Chief Executive Officer at Ellisian

Chief Executive Officer at J Ellis Consulting Enterprise LLC (April 2022 - Present); Corporate VP Global Construction at Microsoft (December 2020 - March 2022); VP/GM U.S. Growth/Global Engineering and Project Management at SABIC (September 2013 - December 2020); Various roles at DuPont (1983 - 2013)

Education

Non Degree Program, Business Administration and Management - Executive Leadership Program at Texas A&M University (1986); BSME, Mechanical Engineering at State University of New York at Stony Brook (1976 - 1980); Electrical Engineering at New York University - Brooklyn Polytech (1980 - 1981)