Ellen Gartner-Phillips is a Senior Director on Guild’s Employer Services team, leading her teams in successfully supporting and evolving Guild’s employer partnerships. In her five years at Guild, she has also worked on Guild’s Solution Design team, focused on tailoring skilling and education solutions for both prospective and existing partners.

Originally a professional musician and educator, Ellen has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in viola performance, and spent the first part of her career building a thriving performing and teaching business for clients in the New York City area. She also holds an MBA from Indiana University in Marketing and Management, following which she spent five years in Deloitte Consulting’s Healthcare Strategy practice, leading digital transformation, global health, and social impact-focused engagements with large healthcare provider systems and philanthropic organizations.

Ellen lives in the Denver, CO area with her husband and two sons.