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Elyse Cohen
Corporate Social Impact leader
Elyse Cohen is the Executive Vice President of Social Impact and Inclusion at Rare Beauty, a cosmetics company founded by Selena Gomez.3 She is also the President of the Rare Impact Fund, which is Rare Beauty's social impact initiative focused on mental health.1
Cohen has been with Rare Beauty since before its launch in 2020, playing a crucial role in integrating mental health advocacy and social impact into the core of the brand's mission.2 Under her leadership, Rare Beauty has implemented several mental health initiatives, including:
- Launching weekly virtual chats about mental health
- Hosting an in-person Mental Health Summit
- Creating the "Your Words Matter" education campaign
- Co-hosting the first White House Mental Health Youth Action Forum
- Implementing an ambassador program to spread the company's mission
Within Rare Beauty, Cohen has helped foster a culture that prioritizes mental health. The company trains all employees in Mental Health First Aid and offers mental health days to staff.3
Prior to her role at Rare Beauty, Cohen has a background in corporate social impact and has worked at the intersection of business, health, and social impact.6 She is recognized as a thought leader in this space, speaking at events like the Fast Company Innovation Festival about building workplaces that center mental health.35
Cohen's LinkedIn username is elysecohen817, as mentioned in the query.4