Speaker Details
Alexis Maybank
Founder & President Premium Products & Services, Gilt Groupe
Alexis Maybank has dedicated her career to building and launching innovative and compelling e-commerce experiences for consumers. In 2007, Ms Maybank became a founding CEO of the Gilt Groupe, working to expand the company's sales categories from women's brands to include lifestyle categories such as sporting goods, home decor, children's apparel and luxury travel services. Prior to founding the Gilt Groupe, Ms Maybank served as general manager and business development director for AOL's ecommerce businesses. In 1998, she became an early member of the eBay team, where she helped launch the company's first strategic planning group and also launched eBay Canada, which grew to become Canada's largest ecommerce business. She later helped found eBay Motors, which grew to over $2.5 billion in gross sales and continues to be the largest category of goods sold on eBay today. Alexis holds a BA and MBA from Harvard University.
