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In 2013, Elson was named one of the "100 most influential people in corporate governance" by NACD Directorship Magazine.

From 2011 to 2015, Ethisphere named Elson one of the "100 most influential people in Business Ethics".

In 2006, Elson was named one of the "100 most influential people in finance" by Treasury & Risk Management

Since 1995, Elson has been "Of Counsel" to Holland & Knight.

From 1986 to 1990, Elson served as an associate in the Corporate Finance and M&A practice with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Following this, he joined the Stetson University College of Law faculty, where he taught until 2001. In 2000, Elson was named the inaugural Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair of Corporate Governance and Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.

Elson graduated from Philips Academy in 1977. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1981, and completed his J.D. degree at the University of Virginia School of Law in 1985. Following law school, Elson served as a law clerk for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Judge Elbert P. Tuttle of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Charles Myer Elson (born November 12, 1959) is the Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance and Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair of Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Encompass Health. He has served on the Board of Directors for Circon Corporation, Sunbeam Corporation, Nuevo Energy, AutoZone, Alderwoods Group, and Bob Evans Farms.

Elson was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1959. He is the son of Edward E. Elson and Susie Elson. His father, an entrepreneur, was the U.S. Ambassador to Denmark from 1994 to 1998 as an appointee of President Bill Clinton.