Erika Shepherd

Ms. Shepherd is a Director at Proterra, where she leads the sourcing and execution of direct lending opportunities across the agriculture, food, and beverage sectors.

Ms. Shepherd has over 20 years of retail and consumer brand experience; managing complex businesses and developing and executing key growth strategies across category assortments, product development and brand launches.  She has worked with and for key retailers including Target, Walmart, Amazon, Costco, and more.  

Prior to joining Proterra, Ms. Shepherd was a member of the executive leadership team at The Barcode Group, an industry leader in the consumer sales agency and brokerage space. There, she led corporate development efforts, supported the acquisition and integration of their digital marketplace team, and built capabilities across their strategic services teams. Prior to joining The Barcode Group, Ms. Shepherd held Merchandising and Marketing roles at Target, Crate and Barrel Holdings, Inc., Oilily USA, and Gap, Inc.  

Ms. Shepherd received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Miami University.

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