CEO
Erika is the CEO of Rhia Ventures and a fellow with the Equitable Access to Capital Markets in the Fair Finance portfolio at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University. A thoughtful, strategic leader with a proven track record for advancing gender and racial equity through impact investing, policy and practice, Erika currently oversees direct investments in early and growth-stage companies to create a vibrant U.S. sexual reproductive and maternal health market that produces just outcomes for all. She also designed the SMART Investing initiative, the first philanthropic effort to incorporate a racial equity lens in foundation endowment practice through increased access for minority- and women-owned investment management firms.