Erika is a Vice President at 1919 Investment Counsel. In her role as a Senior Client Advisor, she works with individuals, families, foundations, and endowments, delivering comprehensive investment counsel. Her primary focus is understanding each client’s unique goals and developing and implementing tailored solutions to meet their long-term wealth and investment objectives. In addition, Erika is a member of the Portfolio Management team, collaborating on the end-to-end management of client relationships.

Prior to joining the firm, Erika was a Portfolio Associate with San Francisco-based Rand & Associates, an independent Registered Investment Advisory firm. Prior to joining Rand & Associates, she worked for 16 years with global law firms in Boston, San Francisco, and Mexico City. Her work centered on international transactional matters and capital markets, with special attention to regulatory compliance for clients in the financial industry, including investment management companies, mutual funds, and private equity firms.

In her spare time, Erika enjoys traveling, gardening, and exploring the Napa Valley with family and friends in search of the next best fruit of the vine.

Erika received her Master of Arts in International Business Law and Economic Development from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she was a Fulbright Scholar. She earned her Ph.D. in Legal and Economic Latin American Studies from Boston University. Additionally, she holds a degree in Law from the University of Coahuila, Mexico.