Louise McCulloch studied Chemistry at the University of St Andrews, Scotland and graduated as MChem in 2012. She then spent 8 years at Croda, in both England and the Netherlands, where she worked on surfactants for applications ranging from personal care to automotive catalysts. In 2020 she joined the Grinding & Dispersion team at Omya in Switzerland, where she was responsible for dry grinding, before being promoted to team leader in 2024.