Erika Johansson

Erika was born and raised in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles, California. She attended New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, earning a degree in Travel Histories and Narratives of Exploration. While in college, Erika discovered the wonderful world of political satire with internships at both The Colbert Report (during Colbert's legendary – albeit short-lived – campaign for the Democratic nomination in 2007) and The Daily Show.

Leading up to the 2008 election, Erika worked at Norman Lear’s nonpartisan, nonprofit youth voter registration organization, Declare Yourself. Using the power of viral marketing and strategic relationships, Declare Yourself registered over two million young people to vote. Additionally, Erika coordinated the build and managed the daily operations of Remix America, an online editing software that encouraged students to remix the great expressions of the past with the hot-button issues of today. Post-election, Erika toured the country with Norman Lear’s original print of the Declaration of Independence, bringing it to libraries, schools, and museums across America.

She most recently worked at the social business Purpose, helping to grow the company from 6 people to 75 in four years. During that time she consulted for clients on a variety of different issues (cancer prevention, nuclear non proliferation, international development, veterans and gun control among them) and helped scale the startup through a series of infrastructure building projects.

She's now in hot pursuit of her next adventure. Any suggestions?