Erik passionately advocates for tomorrow's solutions, with a keen focus on pragmatically getting there today. With over 20 years' experience in operations, sales and engineering in the language services and data annotation industries, Appen's VP of Enterprise Solutions brings a wholistic approach to building creative fit-for-use solutions from discovery through delivery. Erik's broad background in business strategy and people-centric leadership is focused on building more compelling and ethical value propositions for clients, people and shareholders. Erik has an MBA, an MS in Management and Leadership, and an BA in Psychology.

With more than 25 years of experience, we are the leader in Data for the AI Lifecycle. We’re a trusted partner for 1,000s of successful data sourcing, data annotation and model evaluation projects, enabling the most innovative companies to execute, expand and improve world-class AI initiatives.