Erica is VP of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Micro Finance Group at Citibank and studied International Business at Birkbeck.

She has over twenty years of experience in small business lending and credit underwriting and seeks to deliver solutions that empower entrepreneurs and serve as a model for other lenders to emulate. She is also passionate about identifying innovative financial resources for underserved entrepreneurs.

As part of the team at Citi, a global bank, and their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programme, she contributes to addressing society’s greatest challenges, including championing pay equity, addressing the racial wealth gap, increasing economic mobility and confronting the climate crisis.