Susan Kellogg-Bell
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Susan Kellogg-Bell Development Committee Chair Former Executive |
Susan Kellogg-Bell is a longtime fashion industry executive and consultant in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Raised in Chicago and Southern California, she graduated from UCLA and started her career at Macy’s West, where she worked for eight years in several retail and buying executive positions. Kellogg then moved on to Liz Claiborne Inc., where she held a series of leadership positions over a nine-year period.
From 2004 to 2007, she served as group president for bridge and contemporary brands with responsibility for Juicy Couture, Laundry by Shelli Segal, PrAna, Ellen Tracy, and Dana Buchman. Later, she served as CEO of Elie Tahari and president of contemporary brands for the VF Corp. Best known as a turnaround expert and brand re-invigorator, she led 10 senior executive teams through cultural and transformative change. Today, she is a business consultant, executive coach, and mentor for various organizations.
A great-great-granddaughter of W.K. Kellogg, she also serves on the advisory board of the Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation. Kellogg-Bell was presented with the 2019 Jim Hicks Agricultural Achievement Award from the Huntley College of Agriculture.