Erikson has had an investing career with 20 years’ experience across a range of asset classes and industries, the firm said in a statement. Her background spans both private and public, debt and equity, in the areas of education and edtech, financial services and fintech, housing, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture.

Underlying Erikson's hire is Brown Advisory's commitment to finding talented professionals who can help contribute to clients’ long-term strategic goals, the firm added.

“Her work across the US and emerging markets, for families, foundations and companies, will be a valuable resource for clients,” Charlie Constable, head of the US private client, endowments and foundations business, said.

Erikson was formerly the managing director and member of the investment leadership team of a large multi-generational family office where she focused on impact investing and led a team and platform operating across asset classes, strategies and portfolios.

Previously, Erikson was an investment partner at Omidyar Network, the impact investing vehicle of eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar. She led the firm’s global strategy and investments in education technology and served on the firm’s investment committee and boards of portfolio companies LearnZillion, Geekie, VidaTec, and Blended. Prior to Omidyar, she was the chief lending and investment officer at Calvert Impact, with responsibility for the management and growth of the fund and its subsidiaries.

Earlier in her career, Erikson worked with the Corporation for Enterprise Development and the US Agency for International Development, providing management consulting and investment services to development finance institutions in the US, Latin America, South Asia, and North Africa.

Brown Advisory has offices in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Delaware, Frankfurt, London, Nashville, New York, North Carolina, San Francisco, Singapore, Southern California, Tokyo, Virginia and Washington, and is responsible for over $147 billion in client assets.