Eric is leading a new CSGF effort to support new ideas and innovations from and for the CSGF portfolio. Previously, Eric oversaw CSGF’s Scale investment team and led work with charter networks in the South and Mid-West. He ran CSGF’s New Orleans city-focused fund. Eric also helped launch CSGF’s next generation learning practice, supported our investment in Dreambox Learning, and has moonlighted at Rocketship Education. Prior to joining CSGF, he was on the founding team for New Schools Chicago, where he managed investments in over 50 new charter schools. Eric has also worked as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and a private equity investor at Sterling Partners. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
“Through our investments, I believe we are creating a ‘flywheel’ of entrepreneurs who are not only showing what’s possible in public education but also creating a huge amount of support for kids in their communities.”