Ellie Wanninger

Ellie Wanninger is an investor at Willow Growth Partners, beginning in September 2024, specializing in early growth capital for consumer brands and disruptive technologies. Previously, Ellie served as an investment banking analyst at Piper Sandler, focusing on the consumer team, after an internship as a summer analyst at the same firm. Earlier experience includes a private equity summer analyst position at Stone Arch Capital and a personal assistant role at Lakes | Sotheby's International Realty, where research support was provided for a real estate partnership project. Ellie holds a degree in Economics with a focus in Applied Mathematics from Pepperdine University, attended from August 2018 to December 2021, and graduated from Breck School in June 2018.