Elliot Rothstein

Managing Partner

A mechanical engineer with a unique skillset who combines 8 years of large CPG food manufacturing experience (P&G) and 15+ years of private equity investing experience.

Previous Experience

Procter & Gamble
Various technical and managerial roles as part of P&G’s Product Supply organization

Lascaux Resource Capital
Founding Partner

Ospraie Management
Principal

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
Equity Research

Elliot joined Saphineia from Lascaux Resource Capital, a commodity-linked lending fund which he founded in 2011. Prior to starting Lascaux, Elliot was a Principal at Ospraie Management, a $10 billion hedge fund and PE firm, where he focused on investing in commodities and commodity-related equities.

Elliot spent the first 8 years of his career at P&G, working as a Reliability Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager and in various technical managerial roles in P&G’s Pringles business.

Elliot and Craig have worked together twice previously, at Bernstein Research, where they covered Packaged Foods stocks, and at Ospraie.

Education & Accreditations

B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Yale University

Eagle Scout

Value Chain Skills

  • Operational Excellence
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Training
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Costing & SKU Profitability
  • Procurement
  • Commodity Risk Management
  • Asset Management
  • M&A
  • Private Credit
  • Project Management
  • Project Execution