Jens E. Ekornes

Jens Ellingsen Ekornes (20 January 1908 – 28 November 1976) was a Norwegian businessperson.

[1] Ekornes was born at Sykkylven in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

He was the son of Elling Sivertsen Ekornes (1878–1966) and Berte Jensine Jensdatter Vik (1884–1968).

[2] In his early twenties, he went to work for Ørsta Lenestolfabrikk where his brother, Sigurd Ekornes, was co-owner.

In 1934, he founded the furniture company J. E. Ekornes Fjærfabrikk in Sykkylven.