Erik Trojian retired several years ago to become a stay-at-home dad of three children Miles, Maya and Sam. Retirement allowed Erik to focus on Sam, who attends Riverview, to better understand his needs and focus on his development. He and his wife Geline currently live in New Jersey. The two focus their recent empty nest time volunteering and coordinating their philanthropic work. He also enjoys playing tennis, home design and now just watching, not playing, rugby.

Prior to retirement, Erik was a lobbyist and government policy professional. His latest accomplishment was to create a new corporate form, called a benefit corporation, in 31 states that allows companies to consider society and the environment in addition to profit. This new law changed 100 years of corporate law and was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court shortly after enactment.

Erik began his interest in public policy interning for Rev. Jesse Jackson at the National Rainbow Coalition while attending the University of California at Berkeley where he studied the history of the civil rights movement and minored in African-American studies. He spent eleven years in the New York State Legislature, working for the Speaker of the Assembly and the Majority Leader of the Senate, where Erik governed economic development, business, alcohol and various other laws.

Erik received his BA in History, from the University of California at Berkeley and his MA in Political Science from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at SUNY Albany.