Erin Trapp

Executive Director - Colorado Thrives

Erin Trapp is the Executive Director of Colorado Thrives, an association of current and former CEOs from some of Colorado’s largest companies who have made a commitment to collectively leverage their voices, platforms, talent and resources to help ensure economic mobility for all Coloradoans. Erin previously led other successful nonprofit organizations, including Climate Vault and the Biennial of the Americas, and served in executive leadership roles at the City and County of Denver under then-Mayor John Hickenlooper, Metropolitan State University of Denver and Merrill Lynch Private Client Services. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado Boulder and a BA in History and Public Policy from Swarthmore College. She serves on the boards of numerous nonprofit and civic organizations, and refuses to let the Denver Broncos continue to break her heart.