Elaine Darr

About Elaine Darr

Senior executive with a unique background spanning both legal and business P&L leadership roles expanding and driving value for the business and enabling growth. Broad experience in leading legal, regulatory, business and support functions as well as driving key transformation initiatives across a Global organization. Highly collaborative leader who looks beyond boundaries to create innovative solutions including leveraging cutting-edge technologies like GenAI to redefine legal services. Pragmatic, strategic senior legal executive and trusted advisor to the C-Suite and Board. Built a reputation across my career for driving transformation, tackling complex business & legal issues and building high performing organizations that execute and deliver outstanding results. My key value is the ability to see the big picture, focus on the most important, determine where to go and develop an actionable roadmap on how to get there. Key Strengths Include:LEGAL / REGULATORY GUIDANCE • Acted as a key partner to business leaders, sitting on, and participating in, senior management leadership teams for business, legal and compliance. Possess a unique ability to provide robust, practical legal advice which entails navigating technical interpretation of the law tailored to a business profile and risk appetite.LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY • Owned the P&L for a portion of our business operating portfolio overseeing all functional areas, including business development, marketing, information systems, human resources, operational excellence, and finance delivering Gross Profit of 103% of Target.BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION/TURNAROUND • Brought in by the Board with a charter to turn around a nonperforming area of the business, completely restructured the team and turned around the performance in about 2 years versus the 3-year forecast. REVENUE GROWTH • Contributed to various business development pursuits, including evaluating targets, designing solutions, conducting commercial negotiations, and devising win strategies, signing and securing one of the business units\' largest signings.ENTREPRENEURIAL • Enable new business growth and go to market solutions with legal, financial, risk or regulatory implications.TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION• Lead delivery of innovative legal services, process focused and seen as an early adopter of technology and delivering value to the business beyond strict legal advice.

Experience

1. General Counsel

   Safelite

   Dec 2025 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Defines and leads the strategy for legal, compliance, risk management, and legislative affairs across the enterprise.* Partners with the executive team and business leaders to support Safelite’s growth strategy and operational priorities.* Strengthens governance frameworks and enterprise risk management across the organization.* Drives innovation and modernization within legal and compliance functions to improve efficiency and business impact.* Serves as a trusted advisor on complex regulatory, commercial, and strategic matters.* Enables cross‑functional collaboration to help Safelite scale responsibly and sustainably.

Education

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

• Capital University Law School

  Doctor of Law - JD

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Business Continuity
• 3pl
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Safety
• Operations Management
• Business Strategy
• Logistics
• Logistics Management
• Management
• Strategic Planning