As manager of student engagement and coalitions, Elias oversees TSC’s student programming and Coalition partners, bridging student voices with policy expertise to build a more accessible, affordable, and equitable higher ed landscape.

Before TSC, Elias worked in communications and coalitions roles on campaign trails across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. After internships with national campaign and political action committees, Elias worked as a press assistant on the 2024 presidential campaign trail. He later co-founded an AAPI-led consulting firm, where he oversaw coalition management efforts, connecting candidates with community leaders and constituents in Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Virginia.

Off the campaign trail, Elias spent a year teaching in K-12 public school classrooms in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he also coaches high school wrestling.

A DMV native, Elias lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Williams College. Outside of work, he can be found organizing for affordable housing, coaching his student-athletes, and walking his dog, Freya.