Ellen Van Acker is a Global COO in international banking, organizational coach, and creator of a large‑scale female leadership accelerator. She operates at the intersection of strategy, execution, and people development.

In her executive role, Ellen leads complex global operations and digital transformation at scale. She is known as a change accelerator: someone who brings clarity in complexity, removes obstacles, and turns ambition into tangible results together with her teams. Her leadership style is authentic, people‑centric, and strongly rooted in continuous improvement.

Alongside her corporate role, Ellen is deeply committed to developing female leadership in corporates. She founded Elevate Ladies, a leadership accelerator that empowers women to lead with confidence, authenticity, and impact from within large organizations. The program combines leadership theory, real‑life corporate experience, coaching, mentoring, and peer learning — and has grown into a strong international leadership community.

As an online instructor, Ellen focuses on practical leadership: helping professionals gain clarity on who they are as leaders, what they want to stand for, and how to create movement without losing themselves. Her approach is structured, honest, and action‑oriented — always grounded in real corporate contexts rather than abstract models.

Her personal motto is simple:
“If you know what you want, you can work towards it.”
Everything starts with clarity — and leadership begins there.