Reid Erickson

Reid H. Erickson, CEO, is Co-Founder and CEO of Beneri International Corporation, an acquisition, investment and business development company focused on capturing and managing early revenue stage opportunities with the green sector. With more than two decades experience in the environmental technology and sustainable development industry, now collectively referred to as “green”, Reid has a comprehensive understanding of the global green market and an established network of technology debunking sub-contractors providing consistent high quality deal flow. He has spearheaded the Beneri business model to fill a void between capital sources seeking green investment opportunities or corporations seeking acquisitions and the entrepreneurs controlling or creating the intellectual property. Beneri provides discovery, due diligence, debunking and negotiation services on behalf of clients seeking opportunities to participate in the green sector. Each investment agreement includes a management contract insuring Beneri will be engaged to assist the invested company with selecting and adding key management including board members, advisors,  business development specialists or other entreporeneurial talent as may be needed. In addition, the investment agreement will have established a pre-determined use of funds to insure specific strategies and projects are funded to accelerate revenues and growth. Investors benefit from accessing the Beneri risk mitigation services including building a diversified protfolio of equity holdings and having experienced management teams proactively involved in each invested company. Projected IRR is 39% with unlimited upside potential related to future equity liquidations. Reid is a "peaceful capitalist" in that he founded and directs Beneri on the basis of developing "win-win" business structures for all stakeholders. Beneri is dedicated to sustainable development with objectives to generate sufficient profits to retain the interests of its investors while preserving biodiversity and improving the human condition. Reid's background includes multiple early stage ventures as an investor, board member, advisor, employee and business development consultant. As a Technology Transfer Specialist working for the Federal Government, he developed comprehensive project strategies related to food, water, energy and waste systems, providing leadership to develop cooperation and consensus between diverse groups including technology entrepreneurs, private sector participants and government agencies. Reid was engaged by the Hazardous Substance Research Centers - South and Southeast and provided technology transfer services to a university research consortium including Georgia Tech, Rice and Texas A&M for five years. The consortium received federal funding to research and identify contaminants in major U.S. waterways and develop methods and strategies for remediation. Reid has been a licensed securities representative with Series 3 & 7 registrations. He achieved registration as a Certified Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) with Shearson Lehman Hutton managing speculative accounts for high net worth individuals and hedge funds. He has organized, created and hosted numerous investment risk management seminars for the public and produced a daily commodity market update program on radio covering the Southern California region. Reid is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a BA degree in Marketing.