Eric joined BBB National Programs as CEO in 2019 and serves as a member of its Board of Directors.BBB National Programs fosters trust, innovation, and competition in the marketplace through effective third-party self-regulation, dispute resolution and other programs. BBB National Programs is where businesses turn to enhance consumers' trust and consumers are heard. BBB National Programs is the home of industry self-regulatory and dispute resolution programs that include the National Advertising Division (NAD), National Advertising Review Board (NARB), BBB Data Privacy Framework, BBB AUTO LINE, Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative, Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council, DAAP, Class Action Settlement Program, Center for Industry Self-Regulation (CISR), Global CBPR Privacy Programs, and the Coalition for Better Advertising Dispute Resolution Program. Eric is a senior corporate and legal executive with over 30 years of experience assisting publicly traded and private companies and other organizations grow, manage transformational change, and weather regulatory and public scrutiny. Eric is a creative business thinker and connector and has founded several national and local executive legal networks to share best practices and improve company and association performance. In 2019, Legal 500 named Eric to the General Counsel Powerlist-US.Eric served as General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for MorganFranklin, a global management consulting firm and government contractor (DOD and civilian). Eric’s strategy and execution work in MorganFranklin’s transformation led to his recognition as the Association of Corporate Counsel – NCR Outstanding Chief Legal Officer in 2016. Vaco (backed by Olympus) acquired MorganFranklin on July 31, 2019. Eric previously served as SVP and Deputy General Counsel at Sallie Mae, then a Fortune 500 diversified financial services company (NASDAQ: SLM) partnering with the Board and leadership. During times of transformational change, negative press, and government investigations, he successfully led a large team of attorneys, compliance personnel, and professionals based in six cities. Several of Eric’s former deputies now serve as general counsel at publicly traded and private companies. Eric served on the advisory board of Earnest, LLC (fintech) prior to its sale to Navient (NASDAQ: NAVI) in 2017. Eric is a member of the CNBC CEO Council, Forbes Nonprofit Council, Economic Club (DC), and the Cosmos Club.