CULTURE.
STRATEGY.
LEADERSHIP.
“Prepared, knowledgeable, efficient. You are quite excellent at what you do.”
-Participant in offsite Ellie facilitated.
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WHO WE ARE
Ellie Hearne | Founder
Ellie Hearne helps leaders make culture and strategy work together.
Combining communication skills with intangibles like trust and accountability, she gets to know cultures, helps define and enhance strategies, and partners with leaders to improve how their organizations work.
Ellie Hearne, Founder, Pencil or Ink. Photo by Arrow Images.
Ellie earned a Master’s degree from the University of St Andrews (first-class honors) and a postgraduate diploma in Organisational Leadership from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School (with distinction). At the latter, Ellie also leads the Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme as Head Program Instructor.
Over the years, Ellie has partnered with leaders at Apple, Braze, Bread Finance, Bustle, Ethic Investing, Formation Bio, Google, Kate Spade, Kickstarter, Lippincott, LVMH, Marriott International, Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, Oliver Wyman, Pfizer, Piaget, Quartet, Roche, Run for Something, Spotify, Tapestry, Uber, and numerous organizations besides.
She’s been quoted in The New York Times, Fast Company and Business Insider, and profiled by Nasdaq. She serves as Treasurer of the board of trustees of the University of St Andrews American Foundation and previously served on the board of Accountability Lab.
Born in Ireland and raised in the UK, Ellie is a GlobalScot business ambassador for the Scottish Government. In her free time, she can be found with her family in Brooklyn Heights, New York.
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