Ellen Gonda is Co-Founder and CEO of GonGlobal, a company committed to radically improving the IVF patient experience and treatment success rates. In February 2024, Ellen was part of Press Play Ventures Cohort #1, a pre-accelerator program for female entrepreneurs. At the conclusion of the program, Ellen received the peer nominated award. In August 2024, GonGlobal was selected for the Health 10x Accelerator, a program led by UNSW Founders in partnership with The George Institute for Global Health, Australian Medical Angels and Virtus Health. In parallel, Ellen was awarded a Westpac Accelerator Scholarship for women founders of high potential startups.

Ellen has counseled public and private companies and individuals in various capacities, particularly during critical inflection points. She is a passionate and strategic communications professional with global experience across industries and disciplines. Ellen's clients have included The Rise Fund and Overture Partners, and she has advised clients through Global Gateway Advisors, MDMD, and Wells Narrative Group.

Ellen has held top communications roles at Etsy, where she led Communications, Values and Alignment, at Hilton Worldwide, as the Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Communications and Corporate Responsibility, and at The Carlyle Group, where she was the Vice President and Director of Communications for the Americas. She began her career in the agency world, with positions at Brunswick Group, Gavin Anderson & Company, and Abernathy MacGregor Frank. Ellen graduated with high honours from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ellen has been a member of the NEXUS Impact Society since 2022.