Eric has over 30 years of senior management experience serving as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer for a variety of private and public companies. As an FLG Partner, he has worked in life science, financial services, professional services, consumer retail, venture capital, family office/fund of funds/alternative investments, and technology companies. Eric has managed corporate and financial strategy, financial and accounting operations, financial systems, profit improvement, fund raising, corporate and capital restructurings, international expansion and operations, cash management, mergers & acquisitions, risk management, legal, human resources, IT, and investment management/alternative investments. He also served on the Board of Directors for Pan Pacific Bank and was instrumental in their acquisition in 2015.
Eric excels in building successful organizations from the ground up. He has helped launch several companies over the past 30+ years including, but not limited to, Yahoo!, Paramount/Viacom Online, The ImagiNation Network, women.com, McKenna Capital/mc3 ventures, and Visionnaire Ventures. He has helped raise over $2 billion of debt and equity financing during his career.
Prior to joining FLG, Eric was a managing partner of McKenna Capital LLC/mc3 ventures, an early stage venture capital fund located in San Francisco, California. In the 1990s, Eric focused on providing interim COO/CFO services for over 30 clients ranging from Fortune 500 to venture-backed companies at The Archer Group (Founding CEO), Technology Perspectives (Founding Partner), and David Powell – FSD (Partner). Previous work experience included Wells Fargo Bank, Amdahl, and Arthur Andersen & Co.