Tracey Travis

Owning What’s Next – Lessons in Leadership and Legacy

A conversation with Tracey Travis, former CFO of Estée Lauder, on leadership, career transitions, and building a lasting legacy in corporate leadership. Tracey will share lessons from her multi-industry career on navigating complex markets, driving innovation and transformation, and leading high-performing teams, while reflecting on how to pivot into new chapters of professional and personal impact.

Tracey Travis is a highly experienced board director and C-suite executive whose financial acumen, discipline, and operational insights have played essential roles in driving growth and shareholder value across multiple industries. A trusted advisor to leadership teams during transformation and high public scrutiny, she provides customer-informed, candid guidance that earns followership and follow-through.

Tracey has served as a transformational corporate and divisional CFO at five companies across diverse industries. At Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), she elevated the Global Finance and Strategy organization into a nimble, intuitive, and analytical business partner during a period of rapid global growth and diversification. At Ralph Lauren, she strengthened talent, reporting capabilities, and internal financial analysis to support the company’s public status. Tracey began her career in Finance, Strategy, General Management, and Engineering roles for PepsiCo and General Motors (GM).