Ellen Renée Ringier (née Lüthy; born 7 December 1951) is a Swiss philanthropist, socialite, publisher, film producer and former attorney.
The Lüthy family, was originally from Wohlen, Aargau, and settled in Lucerne at the end of the 19th century becoming active in fur manufacturing and trading at the Weinmarkt.
[7] She studied law at the University of Zurich completing her Juris Doctor (Promotion) under Manfred Rehbinder in 1980.
She works with the Humanitas Foundation and served as the president of the board of the Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich for 13 years.
In 2001, she founded the Elternsein Foundation, which publishes the parenting magazine Fritz + Fränzi.