Ellie Hollander was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Meals on Wheels America in February 2013. Under her leadership, the organization has undergone many significant transformational changes. This includes redefining its vision and mission, initiating a national rebrand, investing in infrastructure and systems, pursuing groundbreaking research and establishing a bold plan to End the Wait™. These changes have all been designed to more comprehensively support a nationwide network of Meals on Wheels providers committed to assuring the health, safety and independence of America’s seniors.
Through decades of experience working with both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Ellie developed deep knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing a growing aging population and gained extensive experience in building and leading membership organizations. As Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development at Good360, Ellie led the organization to a more disciplined approach to setting strategy, determining performance and impact metrics, and developing plans to operationalize the strategy. She also oversaw the sourcing of millions of dollars of product donations from Fortune 500 companies that were then distributed to thousands of nonprofits serving millions of people in need.
Prior to Good360, Ellie was an executive at AARP, serving twice as interim Associate Executive Director for Membership and for eight years as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, leading numerous innovative initiatives to drive employee engagement and organizational performance. Ellie’s professional background also includes substantial experience in business and membership development, marketing and communications.
Ellie earned a bachelor’s degree with a double major in economics and French from Duke University and later graduated from the Duke Fuqua School of Business’s Advanced Management Program. Ellie has been honored by the Washington Business Journal as one of its Women Who Mean Business; is a 2016 Silver Stevie® Award Female Executive of the Year winner in the nonprofit/government category, as well as a DCA Live 2024 Association Leadership Award winner; and was named a Results for America Moneyball for Government Nonprofit All-Star in 2017 for Meals on Wheels America’s commitment to evidence-base work.
Ellie is also a member of the Fast Company Impact Council, the International Women’s Forum and the George Washington University School of Business Corporate Collaborative Council, and a former member of the board of directors of the International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment and Gifts In Kind International.
