As Vice President of Smart Grid, Erik is responsible for Tollgrade’s go-to-market strategy for the smart grid in all key markets including North America, Latin America and Europe and drives marketing, product direction, business development and sales engineering. Prior to Tollgrade, Erik worked as an Investment Banker at Oppenhiemer & Co. and CIBC World Markets in New York City, specializing in Technology, Media and Telecommunications mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings and debt financing and at Columbia Capital, a Washington DC venture capital firm with $2.5B under management.

Erik received his Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business from the Pennsylvania State University.