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Forward-Thinking Keeps Us Moving Toward The Future
Instead Of Living In The Past
Food-obsessed, insatiably curious culture enthusiast, and a long-time advocate for public health, Erin is passionate about changing the way the world eats. Transforming our food system is her central motivation for building successful world-class natural and organic, better-for-you CPG brands that beneficially impact consumer health on a magnified scale.
Erin is an accomplished C-Suite Leader, Consultant, Brand Strategist, and Advisor with twenty-five years of trailblazing leadership in building, reforming, and transforming CPG/FMCG food and beverage brands and healthy lifestyle categories.
Her mission to grow emerging healthy-living brands to exit-readiness for scalable acquisition has accomplished a positive impact beyond her wildest expectations with six VC/PE-backed successful exits for Bare Snacks to PepsiCo, Kevita, Probiotic Functional Beverage to PepsiCo, Bird’s Eye to Dean Foods (now Ella’s Kitchen to Hain Celestial; Annie’s to GM; Saag’s Specialty Meats to Hormel Foods; Bird’s Eye Frozen Food to Dean Foods, (now ConAgra).
Erin earned a Bachelor’s degree from Smith College, a Post-graduate degree from Sotheby’s Art & Auction House in London, an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and Executive Education from Kellogg School of Management.
The unimaginable satisfaction that comes from having a positive effect on the lives of consumers continues to drive her mission to impact the health of our world positively.
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When Erin is not forwarding the future of food, you will find her on a boat somewhere in Puget Sound or chasing powder across the wild mountains of the Far West.
Phone: 415-860-5291
Email: erin@luminousbrands.net
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