Alexis Maybank, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer 
Alexis has dedicated her entire career to building and launching innovative and compelling online ecommerce experiences for consumers. She most recently served as General Manager and business Development Director for AOL's ecommerce businesses. Prior to that Alexis joined eBay in 1998 as an early member of the team, first working for the co-founder in the launch of the company's first strategic planning group. Later, she launched and ran eBay Canada, which at the time grew to become Canada's largest ecommerce business. She later helped found eBay Motors, which grew to over $2.5B in gross sales and continues to be the largest category of goods sold on eBay today. Earlier in her career, Alexis worked in Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown's new media investment banking group. She holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Harvard University. 

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Founder and Chief Merchandising Officer of Gilt Groupe

Alexandra is Founder and Chief Merchandising Officer of Gilt Groupe, the online members only luxury and fashion sample sale website that launched November 2007. Alexandra has ten years of international experience in the luxury goods, retail and finance sectors.  Most recently she oversaw retail operations at BVLGARI overseeing 15 North American stores. Prior to that Alexandra managed Leather Goods Sales Planning for Louis Vuitton North America. She started her retail career as a consultant for retail guru Marvin Traub at Financo Inc. Alexandra previously worked for three years in investment banking at Merrill Lynch. She holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Harvard University. She speaks five languages. 
 
Since Gilt Groupe’s November 2007 launch, both Alexis and Alexandra have been featured in publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Crain’s, The Wall Street Journal, Women's Wear Daily, InStyle,The Los Angeles Times and The New York Observer in addition to on-air appearances on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC’s nationwide.