After graduating, Elliot was a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs through the Coro New York Leadership Center, which provided a view on how local, state and federal policies shape public life. Afterwards, he joined the New York City Teach For America Corps and taught elementary school from 2007-2009, and then the Teach For America's Recruitment Team, where he managed recruitment at many selective schools in the northeast and also served on the Senior Admissions Committee. From 2012-2014, Elliot worked at Two Sigma Investments, a tech-driven hedge fund and now he is about to begin as Director of Recruiting at Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City.