Paula Bennett

Paula Bennett is a highly experienced CEO from the retail industry, with proven success at creating brand value and driving profitable growth across omnichannel platforms. She has an excellent record at building portfolio companies for public, private and private equity investors, and led the successful IPO of J. Jill (NYSE:JILL) in March 2017. Paula served on the Board of At Home (NYSE:HOME) and its Nominating & Governance Committee through transition to a private company in July 2021.

As CEO of J.Jill from 2008 to 2018, Paula transformed the business and culture to create an industry-leading omnichannel brand. She has held senior leadership positions at Eileen Fisher, Tiffany & Co., Calvin Klein, and Bloomingdale's, where she developed and leveraged her extensive experience in women's apparel, jewelry and decorative home categories across sales, marketing, CRM, merchandising, product development and omni-channel business and team development.

Paula is an active supporter of the advancement of women in business. She serves on the Board of Women's Forum of New York. She is a member of C200, an invitation-only organization comprised of female entrepreneurs and corporate innovators. Paula is a Managing Director at Golden Seeds Capital and a member of Paradigm for Parity. A proud graduate of The Ohio State University, Paula is an active member of the Dean's Advisory Council of Fisher College of Business at OSU, a member of the Fisher Leadership Initiative, and founder of the Women in Leadership Fund to advance mentorship of female students at Fisher.