Leadership

Elizabeth Elting
Co-CEO

Liz Elting is the Co-CEO of TransPerfect. Elting holds a BA in Modern Languages and Literatures from Trinity College and an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University's Stern School of Business. Elting has received numerous awards for her outstanding entrepreneurship including Working Woman Magazine's Entrepreneurial Excellence Award for Customer Service, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Inc. 500 Award, and the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Award four times. Elting was named Woman of the Year by American Express and Entrepreneur Magazine. In 2006 and 2007, TransPerfect was named one of NY's largest privately-held companies by Crain's New York Business. During those same years, Crain's also named TransPerfect one of the New York area's top and largest women-owned companies, respectively. In 2007, Entrepreneur magazine and the Women Presidents' Organization jointly named TransPerfect as one of the top 20 fastest-growing women-led companies in the US.

Elting is profiled in several books including The New York Times bestseller "Succeed by Your Own Terms" (McGraw-Hill), "Leadership Secrets of the World's Most Successful CEOs" (Dearborn Trade Publishing), and "Straight Talk About Starting and Growing Your Business" (McGraw-Hill). She is featured regularly in the media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Crain's New York Business. Elting lectures regularly at New York University's Stern School of Business, Columbia Business School, and NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners). Elting is an active member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organization) and ABNY (The Association for a Better New York).

Phil Shawe
Co-CEO

As the Co-CEO of TransPerfect, Phil Shawe orchestrated the company’s growth from a single office start-up to an industry leader. Today, Shawe continues to manage the day-to-day operations of TransPerfect. Shawe has received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Inc. 500 Award, and has been the recipient of the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Award four times. In 2006 and 2007, TransPerfect was named one of NY's largest privately-held companies by Crain's New York Business.

Prior to his career in the language services industry, Shawe was a Financial Analyst at Chemical Bank and a Global Custody Consultant at Merrill Lynch. Shawe holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University's Stern School of Business, and he received his BS from the University of Florida where he triple majored in Finance, Marketing, and Risk Management. The recipient of numerous awards, Shawe has spoken at New York University and Columbia University. The company has been featured in The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and USA Today. Shawe is a member of the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) and has served on the board of New York University's Taub Urban Research Center.