Ken Castellano

Ken Castellano has worked in a variety of roles in the business world since 2001. Ken began their career as a Finance Analyst at Merrill Lynch, followed by a Senior Analyst role at Goldman Sachs in 2003. In 2004, they joined Built NY as the National Sales Manager, where they worked with key accounts and doubled annual sales within two years. Ken was promoted to Executive Vice President of Sales in 2011 and grew sales from $3 million to $35 million during their seven-year tenure. In 2012, Ken became the VP of Global Sales at Kikkerland Design Inc, where they had full P&L responsibility and secured front-end checklane business at Target. Ken then joined Lifefactory as the Vice President of Sales in 2015, and later held the positions of Co President and Executive Vice President of Global Sales. In 2020, Ken began their current role as VP, Global Wholesale and Vice President of Sales, Americas at Bellroy.

Ken Castellano received a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University College of Business in 2001. Ken then pursued their MBA in Marketing and Finance from Rutgers University, which they completed in 2009.