Oliver Lubin is Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder at thredUP, the leading online marketplace for women's and kids’ secondhand apparel. As CIO he is charged with identifying long-term growth opportunities for the business and inspiring the organization to think bigger. In his prior role as Chief Creative Officer, he lead creative execution of all of the organization’s design work, including the brand, packaging, website, apps, ops tools, advertising and marketing, and worked across departments to drive product innovation through creative thinking and customer insights. His nonconformist approach, design expertise and advanced computer science background has helped change consumer perception around buying secondhand and has been instrumental in enabling thredUP business leaders, engineers and designers to work together seamlessly to build a simple and intuitive product. Challenged with creating an ecommerce-like shopping platform optimized for unlimited unique SKUs, he guided the architecture and development of the entire thredUP customer experience through design thinking and creative empathy. Oliver holds a MS in Health Care Technology Management from Marquette University and a BA in Computer Science from Boston College.

Ruth Hartman has been with LE TOTE since November 2014 and brings 20+ years of in-depth practical operating expertise in retail. She has a proven track record of consistently delivering profitable growth with responsibility for merchandising strategy, product assortment, organizational development and strategic planning. Ruth started her career at Henri Bendel in New York. She moved to San Francisco to join the merchandising team at Macy's where she was responsible for branded and private brand categories including apparel, accessories, and footwear. Prior to LE TOTE, she spent 5 years at DSW where she oversaw the women's footwear business. While at DSW, she collaborated on omni-channel strategies and developed an overall knowledge of e-commerce. Ruth was a member of the senior leadership team at both Macy's and DSW and is recognized as a skilled merchant and expert problem solver who can lead and develop strong teams. Ruth holds a bachelor's degree from Simmons College in Boston