CEO, Ellevate Network

Kristy Wallace is the CEO of Ellevate Network, the largest community of women in the workplace.  She is host of the Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Face of Business and a regular speaker and thought leader on Leadership, Diversity, Social Entrepreneurship, and Networking.

Kristy strives to support women and girls in achieving their dreams. She is an Angel Investor; a Member of the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change; an Advisor for the 92Y Women in Power Fellowship for Rising Female Leaders; on the Advisory Council for the Villanova University Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Institute; Co-Chair of the Leadership Advisory Board for the Girl Scouts of Greater NYC; and an advisor to numerous startups .

Prior to joining Ellevate, Kristy was a founding team member of Zeel.com; the VP of North America Ad Sales and the GM of International Operations at Vault.com, and a financial analyst at KeyBank. Kristy obtained her BA in English/Sociology from Villanova University and Kristy lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her husband and three wonderful children.