Elisha is a thought-leader in delivering the intersection of business, diversity and engineering. Alongside her role at Merck, Elisha spearheaded the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) group at Merck, where she leads a global team of 20 to enable Merck’s company goals around four strategic pillars: talent acquisition, talent development, advocacy and outreach, and communications. Under her leadership, SWE at Merck launched the Re-Invent program, a returnship program for experienced employees who have taken a 2+ career break, piloted an ‘on the spot’ hiring program at the SWE conference and has grown to 300+ members. Elisha served as the DE&I Program Manager for Merck’s US-Human Health Division in 2022, supporting the organization with strategic planning and creating a best-in-class DE&I metrics dashboard to drive accountability for representation and development. In 2023, Elisha co-led the DE&I strategic team for the Global Science, Engineering and Commercialization organization within the Merck Manufacturing Division.
