As the CEO, Erin is responsible for directing In the Runningís grassroots-based but internationally-focused mission, advocating for the selected charitable organizations, and running the seven marathons! Erin grew up in Queensbury, New York, a small town in the Adirondack Mountains, where she first developed her love of running. Erin currently lives in Manhattan where she is an analyst at The Blackstone Group in the alternative asset management division. During college, Erin ran on the cross-country, indoor and outdoor track teams. Previously she has held positions as the President of The Crimson Key Society, an organization devoted to serving her University community, and on the Board of Directors for an education nonprofit company called College Matters. She has previously completed the Dallas White Rock Marathon, Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, and Cincinnati Flying Pigs Marathon. Erin graduated with honors from Harvard University with a bachelorís degree in History.