Alexandra Crane
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Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder
California, United States
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Co-Founder | COOPlantierJul 2026 - Current (3 months)- Board MemberNaturally NorCalDec 2025 - Current (10 months)
- Senior Director, Owned BrandsGrove CollaborativeMar 2023 - Jun 2026 (3 years 4 months)Drove transformation in two phases: improved profitability through supply chain + operating changes, then expanded into M&A integration and non-DTC channel ownership
- Owned a $60M+ portfolio across 40+ suppliers / 400+ SKUs, balancing continuity, cost, and capacity
- Led a 10+ person cross-functional team spanning R&D, Packaging, Ops, Sourcing, and Quality/Regulatory - delivering launches on time/on budget/to spec while keeping the core portfolio on track
- Drove MOQ negotiations, SKU rationalization, and select supplier shifts to reduce days-on-hand
- Built a tighter operating rhythm (financial checkpoints, timelines, risk reviews, supplier cost visibility) to improve speed and profitability of launches
- Ow - Product Development & Innovation Director, Owned BrandsGrove CollaborativeJul 2019 - Feb 2023 (3 years 8 months)Scaled the portfolio while building the rigor needed for retail expansion and becoming a public company
- Drove 50%+ revenue growth through portfolio expansion and new category launches
- Led 100+ SKU brand refresh and national retail launch in 1,500+ Target stores
- Developed and launched two personal care brands from concept to shelf in 18 months
- Standardized supplier due diligence processes in preparation for IPO - Senior Product Development Manager, Owned BrandsGrove CollaborativeJun 2016 - Jun 2019 (3 years 1 month)Built the innovation roadmap and team as the portfolio expanded and execution standards matured
- In partnership with the VP of Owned Brands, built and ran the innovation roadmap, expanding into core cleaning categories (hand soap, dish soap, laundry, surface cleaning, paper)
- Led early team hiring + onboarding and created a repeatable, cross-functional commercialization process - Product Development Manager, Owned BrandsGrove CollaborativeMay 2015 - May 2016 (1 year 1 month)Built the foundation of Owned Brands – product pipeline, suppliers, and early standards
- Helped build the first product pipeline, supplier network, and sustainability standards
- Established early operating foundation – contracts, timelines, and project briefs – for scalable product development - Account ManagerSquareAug 2014 - May 2015 (10 months)- Managed and grew book of business worth $100M+ in annual processing volume
- Sale Coordinator, Post-War & Contemporary ArtChristiesJul 2012 - Jul 2014 (2 years 1 month)- Served as internal and external project manager for auctions annually totaling 700 objects and $30M+
- Post-War & Contemporary Art InternChristiesDec 2011 - Jan 2012 (2 months)- Wrote essays for private sales online gallery and supported department organization
- CDevelopment & Membership InternCorcoran Gallery of ArtSep 2011 - May 2012 (9 months)- Conducted comparative research to strengthen programming and volunteered at all major member and donor events to encourage continued philanthropic giving
- Corporate and Foundation Relations Intern, Office of AdvancementSmithsonian InstitutionJun 2011 - Aug 2011 (3 months)- Honed prospect research skills and produced donor prospect lists for five Smithsonian museums
- Museum Studies InternPhiladelphia Museum of ArtJun 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)- Completed Museum Studies course and edited and digitized 20+ years of past exhibition history
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- B.A, Art History, French, PhilosophyGeorgetown University
- Germantown AcademyGermantown Academy