Erik Forbes Johnson

Erik Forbes Johnson has a varied work experience in sales, business development, and finance. Erik Forbes is currently the Executive Director of Sales at Adcore, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to that, they were a Founding Partner at The Hive Santa Monica, where they successfully built an all-organic cafe concept from the ground up. Erik also served as the Vice President of Sales at dash.fi from September 2021 to September 2022.

Erik has extensive experience in sales and business development roles, including their positions as Vice President of Sales, Advertising & Media Payments, and Business Development & Supply Chain Finance - VP at Corporate Spending Innovations from 2018 to 2021. Erik Forbes was also the Vice President of Business Development - Enterprise Software Sales at BrandYourself from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, Erik worked as a Business Development Manager at FastPay from 2015 to 2016, and as a Sales Advisor at Operator from 2015 to 2016.

Before their roles in sales and business development, Erik worked at Fisher Investments, where they held positions as a Capital Markets Associate / Institutional Sales and a Portfolio Accounting / Institutional Portfolio Trader. Erik Forbes started their career as a Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co in 2009.

Overall, Erik Forbes Johnson has a strong background in sales, business development, and finance, and has obtained valuable experience in various industries throughout their career.

Erik Forbes Johnson received a BS in Finance from W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University from 2006 to 2010. Erik Forbes also completed a Certificate Program at Harvard Business School from 2014 to 2016. In addition, they obtained a Certificate in EU Economics/Policy from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2008 and a Certificate in International Business from Prague University of Economics and Business in 2007. Erik has an additional certification as an Adwords Certified Professional from Google, obtained in 2016.