Juan L. Elias, MSRE, currently serves as a Real Estate Broker at Real People Realty, where responsibilities include researching, engaging, and negotiating real estate investment opportunities while managing a residential portfolio in Chicago's neighborhoods. Prior experience includes roles as a Residential Field Inspector with the Cook County Assessor's Office, a Commercial Property Manager at North American Properties, and Managing Partner at Elias Strategy Group, LLC, which provided insight into community-based real estate markets. An extensive background in public health was established through a long tenure as a Regional Communicable Disease Control Investigator at the Chicago Department of Public Health. Juan holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from Roosevelt University, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Northeastern Illinois University, and multiple credentials in real estate and business.