As a Merchandising & Branding Advisor, Ivy helps guide worldwide merchandising, branding and public relations for the company's three brands — Art.com, AllPosters.com and ArtistRising.com.

Previously, Ivy was the Creative Catalyst at Gap, Inc., running innovation sessions for Banana Republic, Old Navy and Gap to help the company solve old business problems in new ways.

Prior to her role as Creative Catalyst, Ivy was Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Gap brand responsible for the launch of the 1969 denim line. Leveraging advertising, social media, bricks and mortar retail and PR, 1969 resulted in double digital sales increases and helped re-energize the brand's heritage as a denim leader. Prior to Gap, Inc., Ross was Chief Creative Officer for Disney Stores North America. She has also held senior creative and product design positions at Mattel, Calvin Klein, Coach, Liz Claiborne, Swatch Watch and Avon.

Chosen by Fast Company and BusinessWeek as the new face of leadership, Ivy has been a contributing author to several books, including The Change Champions Field Guide and Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organizational Change. She has also been referenced in Ten Faces of Innovation, Rules of Thumb, and Unstuck among other books. Ivy also serves on Proctor and Gamble's design board.

A renowned artist, Ivy's innovative metal work in jewelry is in the permanent collections of 12 international museums, including the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., the Victorian Albert Museum in London and the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City. A winner of the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant, Ross has also received the Women in Design Award and Diamond International Award for her creative designs.

Ivy's interests include studying sound and vibration, quantum physics, energy medicine and traveling with her husband and daughter to see the wonders of the world. Her favorite artists include Mark Rothko, Rex Ray and her husband, Arthur Drooker's photography.