Elias Sacks (he/him) is Director of The Jewish Publication Society and a scholar of Jewish thought. Prior to becoming JPS Director in January 2023, Sacks served as Director of the Program in Jewish Studies and was an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he was a member of the faculty from 2012-2022. After receiving his A.B. from Harvard University and studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Sacks earned an M.A. in Religion from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Religion from Princeton University. His research focuses on the modern period, with particular areas of interest including Jewish thought, Jewish-Christian relations, philosophy of religion, religion and politics, hermeneutics, and religious ethics.