Elite (e-light) Truong is the Product Lead at Documented, a hyperlocal newsroom serving immigrants in NYC, and a journalist and product leader of over a decade of experience in product, partnerships and strategy in national newsrooms and journalism support organizations, including board service to News Product Alliance, Democracy Day and Online News Association.

Prior to joining Documented, she was the vice president of product strategy at American Press Institute, where she led product and business development of data products and programs that helped local news leaders modernize their editorial and business strategies. She was also the director of strategic initiatives and the news R&D lab (Lede Lab) at The Washington Post, Sulzberger Executive Leadership fellow at Columbia University, and product manager of partnerships and new platforms at Vox Media. Originally from the Chicago area, Elite now lives with her husband Tate and greyhound, Coconut, in Kensington, MD.

Truong briefed National Press Foundation fellows in December 2025: Bring ‘Product Thinking’ to Your Newsroom – And Your Career.