Erik Preston

Erik Preston has held a variety of roles in the business world since 2006. Erik began their career as a Coordinator at GAIA Systems Solutions, where they implemented, coordinated, and taught business English classes. Erik then held the role of Board Spokesman at the UCLA Club Sports Executive Council, where they managed over 30 club sports on campus and an excess of $100,000. Erik also interned at InTheMO.com as a Business Development Intern, at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations as a Research Intern, and at the Global Youth Action Network as a United Nations Liaison/Communications Intern. In 2008, they became a Development Associate at Getty Hill and a year later, they were promoted to Director of Business Operations at Citrusbyte. From 2012 to 2016, they worked at Lovely (acquired by RentPath) as a Director of Supply and Partnerships and Supply and Revenue Lead. Most recently, in 2020, they were appointed Head of Business Development at Villa.

Erik Preston attended the University of California, Los Angeles from 2004 to 2008, where they obtained a BA in the Global Studies Interdisciplinary Program. In 2006, they also attended Universitat Pompeu Fabra to study Spanish Language and Culture.