Ellen Rizika is ACE’s Executive Director and a leader with over 30 years of experience in global marketing for professional, academic and non-profit organizations. Ellen developed an expertise in data-driven marketing campaigns when she was hired by the Walt Disney Company to manage a pan-European marketing program for the launch and post-launch phase of Euro Disney in Paris, France.
In 1995, Ellen returned to Boston to study at the MIT Sloan School where she earned her MBA and actively pursued a career in Management Consulting. Ellen worked for Mercer Management Consulting in Boston and in Paris. In 2001 Ellen joined the Marketing department at the Boston University Questrom School of Business, where she designed an International Marketing course that she taught for 12 years.
In 2015 Ellen joined the Board of Directors of the Innovation Fund where she served as Chair of the Board of Directors, working to improve curriculum innovation in education. Now, as Executive Director for ACE, she is excited to bring her years of experience to help drive ACE’s mission. Ellen is an avid skier, a mountain biking enthusiast and is passionate about languages and global travel.