Elliot is the founder of Spira, a company that creates replacements for animal and petroleum compounds in the supply chain using genetically engineered algae. He has presented at SXSW, Synbiobeta and Thought for Food. Elliot is a Kairos, Future Founders and Halcyon Fellow, a Seasteading Ambassador, and sat on the Virginia Governor's Council for Youth Entrepreneurship. Before Spira, Elliot graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering. He trained at the Stanford School, studying synthetic biology for 12 years and worked for 5 years as a product consultant. In his spare time, Elliot plays music and is working on side project to make airships and health clinics on the ocean.