Jamie Elias

Mr. Elias is a Partner at Trivest Partners, based in Coral Gables, Florida.  Trivest was founded in 1981 and has $2.0+ billion in assets under management.  Mr. Elias joined the firm 23 years ago in 1997 and today is involved in all aspects of the firm, including the origination of founder/family owned investment opportunities, completing acquisitions, portfolio oversight and overall firm management.  Mr. Elias also oversees Trivest Growth Investment Fund (TGIF) which focuses on making growth and non-control investments in founder/family owned business.  Mr. Elias is a member of Trivest’s Investment Committee and serves as a Chairman or Board Member of numerous Trivest companies.  Prior to joining Trivest, Mr. Elias served as a senior accountant in the Audit and Business Advisory Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Miami.  Mr. Elias is a current Board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, and a former Board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Florida.  He received his B.S. from Boston College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.