Emilie Arel

Emilie Arel has over two decades of experience serving in various leadership roles across retail, merchandising, customer experience and marketing. She has extensive experience leading complex e-commerce and omnichannel businesses, in addition to retail stores. As President and Chief Executive Officer at Casper Sleep, Arel oversees the company’s comprehensive business strategy, including commercial, brand and operations.

Arel previously served as CEO of FULLBEAUTY Brands, a plus-size apparel company, where she led the company through a debt restructuring and put them on the path to a digital transformation. Prior to that, she served as CEO of Quidsi, an Amazon company with 10 brands, including Diapers.com and Soap.com. Arel spent seven years with Gap Inc. where she held multiple merchandising and licensing positions and led a team of 12,000+ employees and 220+ stores. Before joining Gap, Arel held various roles at Target Corporation for six years. She earned MBAs from Columbia Business School and the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her undergraduate work at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.