Ben Lewis is a senior executive with a successful track record of growing online and offline businesses in footwear, apparel, and fashion through digital product innovation and marketplace management. Through his passion for obsessing the consumer journey, identifying current strengths and pivoting swiftly to new opportunities when needed, he has consistently driven business momentum at scale while establishing strong team cultures. Ben builds highly- effective teams that embrace challenges and act as change catalysts. He is recognized over his 15+ year career as a cross-functional leader who sets a clear vision, empowers others, and inspires action – thriving when rallying and inspiring diverse groups of direct and indirect stakeholders to push the boundaries of what can be done.Ben’s career with Nike has taken him from Oregon to Thailand and back and has spanned the themes of digital and physical commerce, digital product leadership, strategy, supply chain/operations, and marketplace management across multiple offices and countries: regional and global. He is currently tasked with accelerating Nike’s $20B North America business by reimagining core elements of Nike’s operating and business models to unlock swifter change and greater impact. Ben previously led Global Digital Product for Nike’s $12B Nike.Partners B2B platform; his direct org included 120+ employees across product, engineering, and digital design. He has also served as GM, Nike Team and Niketeam.com where he led the turnaround of Nike’s $500M Team Sports business from double-digit decline into growth while transforming Niketeam.com into a consumer-facing customization platform. Prior to Nike Team Sports, Ben was GM Nike Golf SEA and also held various strategy and business development roles.Prior to Nike, Ben served as a strategy consultant in his role as Case Team Leader and head of MBA recruitment at OC&C Strategy Consultants. At Bates White Economic Consulting, he honed his skills in data analysis, pricing, and risk assessment.In addition to his work life, Ben is the proud father of three, an avid sports enthusiast, and a lifelong learner. He is inspired by entrepreneurship, thought leaders who challenge the status quo, and technological innovation. Ben earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BS in Economics from Pennsylvania State University.