Wells Bullard

Wells Bullard is the President and CEO of Bullard, a 122-year-old, fifth-generation, family-owned company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high-quality personal protective equipment and systems that are sold around the world. Bullard’s product lines include hard hats, fire helmets, thermal imaging cameras, and respiratory protection. Bullard is headquartered in Kentucky, with operations in Cynthiana and the Bullard Center—supporting global Marketing, New Product Development, and Shared Resources—in Lexington, with global subsidiaries in Germany and Singapore.

Wells grew up in San Francisco, California, and Lexington, Kentucky, and graduated with degrees in International Relations and Spanish from Stanford University in 2003. From 2003 to 2006, Wells worked in Atlanta, Georgia, in a variety of management roles at McMaster-Carr, an industrial supply company, before gaining her MBA at Harvard Business School. Wells joined Bullard in 2008, where she worked in roles in Manufacturing, Marketing, Product Development, and Business Development before taking over as CEO in November 2017. Since Wells became CEO, Bullard has developed a five-year strategic growth plan and expanded operations and reach in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

The Company’s vision, under Wells’ leadership, is to advance human safety to enable long, healthy, productive lives through innovative solutions. Wells is proud to lead the Company forward in service of this noble calling.

Wells lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her architect husband, Harding Dowell, their three-year-old son, Hall, and their seven-month-old daughter, Smith. Wells enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with family and friends.