Eliam is an entrepreneur and designer passionate about the intersection of technology, design, and global impact. He is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying Materials Science & Engineering. As a Morehead-Cain Scholar—the university’s most prestigious scholarship—he has worked and conducted research with companies across the globe, traveling to every continent during his undergraduate years. His primary focus has been on improving healthcare accessibility through collaborations with the private, public, and research sectors.

At UNC, he serves as the Student Director for the Entrepreneurship Department, and played a key role in piloting the university’s first engineering program and now sits on the department’s advisory board. Beyond entrepreneurship, he is deeply interested in design, particularly in the ways art and shared spaces can bring people together through technology-driven experiences. After graduation, he will move to San Francisco to work as a Product Manager, where he aims to continue leveraging design and innovation to create impactful solutions.