ERIK HOKANSON serves as the Vice President of Finance for Potawatomi Ventures, overseeing shared-service finance operations, financial accounting and reporting, planning and analysis, treasury, and audit. During his tenure at Potawatomi Ventures, he has guided the evolution of these functions from supporting a small headquarters staff, investment portfolio and business operations to becoming a shared-services organization built to enable the organic growth of existing operations and future business. 

Erik’s prior experiences include four years in public accountancy, financial leadership positions at a small, special-machines manufacturer; a Fortune 100 home appliances manufacturer; a NASDAQ consumer sporting goods company, as well as consulting for a large Wisconsin-based not-for-profit health services organization. 

Erik is a graduate of Michigan State University—East Lansing, Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.