Eric has over 25 years of experience serving as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer for a variety of public and private companies. He has extensive experience in finance, venture capital, banking, treasury and investment management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, operations, and real estate.

Eric has experience in building successful financial organizations in companies from the ground up. He has helped launch several Internet companies over the past 20 years as CFO for The ImagiNation Network, Yahoo!, women.com, and NetChannel. He has helped raise over $100 million for venture-backed companies and has provided guidance for many companies positioning themselves for raising venture capital. Eric has also provided merger and acquisition advisory services for Pantheon Interactive (acquired by iXL) and Cybernautics (acquired by USWeb).

Prior to joining FLG, Eric was a partner and CFO of McKenna Capital LLC/mc3 ventures, an early stage venture capital fund located in San Francisco, California. He was actively involved in the investment decisions and follow-on management of McKenna Capital’s portfolio companies. As a board member of two of McKenna Capital’s companies he is experienced in the changing issues and challenges regarding corporate governance. 

Earlier in his career, Eric focused on providing interim COO/CFO services and strategic planning assignments for over 30 clients ranging from Fortune 500 to venture-backed companies. Previously, Eric was Founder and CEO of the Archer Group, Partner at Technology Perspectives, Partner at David Powell – FSD, Vice President/Portfolio Manager for Wells Fargo Bank, Principal Planner and Domestic and International Treasury Manager for Amdahl Corporation, and Senior Consultant for Arthur Andersen & Co.

Eric has an MBA in Finance from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, and a BA in Economics from the University of California, Davis. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and member of the CFA Institute.