Elizabeth made her career in the art world as a curator, gallerist and art advisor, beginning with Sotheby’s in New York before working as a Director in galleries in New York, Rome, and London. She founded her advisory, Elizabeth Frost Pierson Fine Art in the 1980’s in New York, working as an international art advisor for corporate and private collections including Chase Bank, among others. A Co-founder and Director of the Stair Sainty Gallery in New York and later in Paris and London, she curated scholarly exhibitions and collaborations for over three decades, leveraging her broad network in the business, media, political, diplomatic and arts sectors.

The Founder and President of Longhouse, a D.C. based arts advisory and consultancy, Elizabeth serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C.; the French-American Cultural Foundation, DC; the Board of Visitors of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, OK; is a founding sponsor of Oklahoma Contemporary, OK; and a founding partner of the Europe Cordiale Circle, UK. She was a part of the overseas leadership for the Clinton/Kaine 2016 campaign, serving on the Finance and Arts Committees, and served on a task force for French President Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche campaign. Elizabeth has supported, spoken and written on the arts, and has moderated panel discussions for the private and public sectors. She has worked as a consultant for media groups, including U.S. News & World Report, New York and more recently for BBC Radio 4 Today, UK. She is a vocal advocate for the role that the arts play in societies today.

Elizabeth's vision and orientation in the worlds of politics and diplomacy first took root during her formative years in Washington, D.C, and later broadened to encompass a distinct transatlantic orientation after living and working in Europe for decades. She is fluent in Spanish, French, and Italian.