How a Businesswoman’s Wealth is Translating to Support for Women and the Marginalized

Born in Westchester County, by her 20s, Liz Elting had lived and worked in five countries and studied four languages. The linguaphile turned this passion into a business, co-launching language and business solutions giant TransPerfect from her dorm room at NYU, where she earned an MBA after attending Trinity College for undergrad. Today, TransPerfect is valued at over $1 billion and Elting has been on Forbes’ America’s Richest Self-Made Women list. It’s unclear how much she’s currently worth, but in 2019, her net worth was listed as $350 million.

Elting is one of a number of wealthy women business leaders I’ve profiled here who have become active in philanthropy, including Goldman Sachs alums Connie Duckworth and Jacki Zehner; Duckworth focuses on empowering Afghan women, and Zehner co-founded Women Moving Millions. Unsurprisingly, women’s equity and empowerment is often a key focus for these donors, and this holds true for Elting, as well.