A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, and graduate of the University of Alabama,[1] Gurwitch began her career at Foley's department store in Houston, Texas, rising to the position of senior vice president of merchandising.
[citation needed] She founded Gurwitch Products in 1996 in order to market a boutique line of cosmetics carrying the name of French make-up artist Laura Mercier.
[citation needed] From 2009 to 2019, Gurwitch served on the boards of Drybar, Urban Decay, Tatcha, First Aid Beauty, La-Z-Boy and Dollar Shave Club.
[2] From 2020 to 2024, Gurwitch was an operating partner at Advent International, a Boston-based private equity firm, where she served on the board of Olaplex a hair care products company.
[3] (NASDAQ: OLPX) Gurwitch is currently an investor and board member[4] of the Houston Astros baseball team.