Elyse has served as a director of Element Solutions since 2021. Prior to that, she acted as Strategic Advisor of GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (“GCP”) from November 2016 to June 2019 consulting on M&A, strategic planning and analysis and corporate structure. She co-led the spin-off of GCP from W.R. Grace & Co. (“W.R. Grace”). Elyse worked at W.R. Grace for 20 years, assuming various international leadership roles, ultimately serving as Vice President – Finance from 2012 through June 2016. Elyse has extensive experience in strategic planning and analysis, global M&A, tax planning, capital markets and currency management. Before joining W.R. Grace, she served as International Tax Counsel at Sterling Winthrop Pharmaceuticals and practiced law in the New York City office of Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP.
She holds a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and a B.A. degree from Rutgers University.