Erika is a senior manager/business architect for the Securities Lending Department at Charles Schwab.  In her role, she is product owner for all technology and internal/external applications used to support the Sec Lending department and is responsible for all tech onboarding. She supports securities lending trading, short sales, and fully paid programs, with a focus on processing efficiency and customer experience.

Erika is active in Women in Securities Finance and within similar employee resource groups available at Schwab.  She previously served as co-chair for the PRIDE Denver chapter.  Erika also has a passion for educating others about securities lending activities and actively runs an educational program for onboarding new hires/new to securities lending personnel at Schwab. 

Erika joined Schwab in 2017, starting as a business analyst/product owner supporting six functional business units with the Settlements Operations group before transitioning to her current role within the Securities Lending Department.  Prior to working at Schwab, Erika supported clients of FIS Loanet and Smart Loan applications, and worked securities lending operational roles at Citadel, Wachovia (now Wells Fargo), and Stephens, Inc. in Little Rock.  She graduated summa cum laude from DePaul University with a focus on Global Economics and Leadership in 2020. 

In addition to her corporate achievements, Erika is an avid gardener, fiber artist, and musician.