Tom Elliott (born 22 November 1967) is an Australian radio and television personality, who has worked in Finance. He is best known as the host of the ''Drive'' program on

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Career

Elliott was born on November 22, 1967, the eldest of the three children of prominent businessman and future

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treasurer John Elliott and his wife

Lorraine Elliott Lorraine Clare Elliott (née Golder; 9 July 1943 – 2 July 2014) was an Australian politician. She was the Liberal member for Mooroolbark in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2002. Elliott was born to Harry James Golder and Ail ...

, a future Victorian state Liberal parliamentarian. His parents later divorced. He was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School,

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from 1973 to 1985, and the

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from 1986 to 1988, where he graduated with a

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degree. He then worked in the banking industry in

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and

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.Craig Mathieson, "Standing on his own record", ''The Age'', 9 December 2008
Archive retrieved 12 May 2019 He was employed on the personal staff of Liberal politician

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in 1990. From 1990 to 1992 he studied at the

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, gaining a

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in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. On return to Australia he worked for the clothing retailer Country Road until 1996. In the meantime he had started presenting a regular finance report on radio

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. From 1997 to 2001 he was Executive Director of the investment bank Flinders Capital. From 2001 he has been Managing Director of MM&E Capital. He has also been a Director of Beulah Capital since 2011. Later media work included financial reports on radio

, filling in for talk-back presenters Neil Mitchell and

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, and television appearances on Channel 10's '' The Project'', and Channel 7's ''Sunrise'' program. Elliott also filed editorial pieces for the ''Herald Sun'' for four years. Since 2013 he has been the presenter of the ''Drive'' program on 3AW.

Personal life

Elliott is married to TV presenter and journalist Elise Elliott (née Mooney). They have a daughter, Ava. Similarly to his father, who was club president for almost twenty years, he is a fervent supporter of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Tom Living people 1967 births Australian investment bankers Australian radio presenters Australian television presenters University of Melbourne alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Businesspeople from Melbourne People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School Australian people of Cornish descent 3AW presenters Radio personalities from Melbourne