Elaine began her career with Watson Towers, the largest global actuarial consultancy advising FTSE 100 companies on both the asset and liability side. She later joined PSolve Asset Solutions, the fund-of-funds subsidiary of Sanlam Bank SA where she focused on delivering tailor-made liability-driven investment solutions to top UK corporate pension plans, with a focus on alternative assets. She then moved to Gissings Consultancy Services as Head of R&D, developing derivative-based solutions for institutional clients.

Elaine joined Zenith Bank Plc in Nigeria within the Corporate Finance & Advisory and rose to become the head of Corporate Strategy & Advisory. She served on the Investment Committee as an Investment Strategist for the Zenith Bank range of mutual funds. Elaine holds a Diploma in Actuarial Management and a BSc in Actuarial Science from the Cass Business School, London. She is a member of the Institute of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Applications. She is also a member of Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (Energy Council).