VP Community Solutions
Recyclebank
Erika is the Vice President of Community Solutions at Recyclebank, a NYC based company that rewards people for taking every day green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses. She currently heads up the community focused portion of the product team focusing on the curbside recycling product. Previously, Erika was VP of Business Development at ThinkEco, a NY based start-up developing smart plug-load technologies, where she lead the company's sales, partnership and retail efforts. She is also Co-Founder and President of the Harvard Business School Green Business Alumni Association. She has 10+ years in business development and marketing for green companies and investors. Previously, Erika consulted for an environmentally focused private investor group as well as various online businesses, developing market opportunities, sourcing companies and managing partner relationships. She worked with the strategy and marketing consulting firm Green Order, where her clients included GE and Office Depot. Erika worked in Belize for the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment, including three years as the Director of Tourism Business and Development. She earned a BA in environmental studies from Vassar College, a MESc from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.