Biography
Before joining Fortitude, Erik served as CFO and Board Member of Block Mining, where he led the company through a successful sale to Riot Platforms in 2024. Previously, he was a partner and fund leader at a Chicago-based digital asset investment firm, focused on infrastructure and growth-stage investments across the crypto sector. Earlier in his career, Erik held roles in traditional finance at Wells Fargo, where he led strategic portfolio acquisitions within the asset-backed finance group, with a focus on industrial and energy markets. He then joined Lincoln International as an investment banker, advising on and executing M&A, Special Situations and Debt Capital Markets transactions.
Erik holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a BS from Elmhurst University.