Elias is a portfolio manager in Ninety One's Quality investment team, based in New York. He is lead portfolio manager of the International Franchise strategy and portfolio manager of the Global Franchise strategy. In addition, he is responsible for global equity idea generation and research. Prior to joining the firm, Elias was a managing director at Thornburg Investment Management where he worked as an associate portfolio manager for the Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund. His previous role was with Dodge & Cox where he was responsible for global equity research in the capital goods, medical devices and chemicals sectors. Elias started his career as an investment banking analyst in the healthcare group of Lehman Brothers / Barclays Capital. Elias received an MBA from Stanford University and a BS from Brigham Young University (magna cum laude) where he was a presidential scholar.