Esi Eggleston Bracey is Unilever’s Chief Growth and Marketing Officer, responsible for leading Unilever into the next generation of marketing and maximizing opportunities for growth. Previously, Esi served as President of Unilever USA and CEO of Unilever Personal Care in North America.

With decades of executive experience in consumer goods and beauty, Esi has a track record in guiding organizations to unlock growth in rapidly evolving marketplaces. She believes that business can be a force for good. Esi co-founded the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Coalition to help foster beauty inclusivity and to eradicate race-based hair discrimination through support of the CROWN Act legislation. She is the creator of many other industry shaping growth initiatives.

A native of Chicago, she graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Engineering Sciences. Esi is married with two children and lives in London.