Erich Rakestraw

Erich Rakestraw has extensive experience in middleware engineering, platform resiliency, and operations management, currently serving as Senior Vice President and Middleware Engineering Director at Truist. Previously, Rakestraw held multiple leadership positions at BB&T, including Vice President of Platform Services Operations and Vice President of Web and UNIX Operations. Prior roles also include Distributed Systems Manager at BB&T and PC Support Manager at Suntrust. Rakestraw's educational background includes an MBA in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.