Park Square has placed Elizabeth “Lizzie” Pond as Vice President, Communications and Branding at Lilac Solutions. Lilac is committed to scaling sustainable and efficient methods of lithium production through the company’s proprietary ion exchange technology. The company has raised over $300 million in funding from top tier investors. 

Lizzie is a broadly experienced strategic marketing executive who brings deep exposure to high growth, deep tech startups. She most recently spent over six years at Fluence, where she progressed through roles of increasing responsibility, up to the position of Vice President of Marketing, during a period of hyper growth. Previously, she held marketing and brand roles at AES Corporation, Aquion Energy, and A123 Systems. She received her B.A. in American Studies from Wesleyan University and her M.B.A. in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Studies from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Lizzie’s appointment marks another prominent placement for Park Square’s sustainability practice. We partner with Founders, CEOs, and investors in building leadership teams that transform and grow companies that are solving some of the most complex sustainability challenges facing our world today. Ranging from synbio and advanced materials, to energy, to agtech and more, we work with companies and investors who are driving innovation into the market.