Eric joined the board of Erika’s Lighthouse in 2023. He is a Vice President, Financial Advisor at RW Baird in Chicago, focusing on high-net-worth individuals, small business owners, and multi-generational families. Prior to Baird, Eric spent 10 years at UBS Financial Services. Before that, he spent 10 years with Bernstein Global Wealth Management. He also spent 2 years with the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. upon graduating Phi Beta Kappa with honors from the University of Maryland. He and his wife, Stephanie, a cancer fundraiser for the University of Chicago Medical Center, live in Wilmette, IL, along with their three children: Evan, Bennett and Audrey.

Eric formerly served on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago. Additionally, for over a decade he and his wife have co-led a team raising funds for rare cancer research and treatment, in honor of Stephanie’s late sister, Megan, through Cycle For Survival.