Erik Langner

About Erik Langner

As Executive Director of the Public Media Bridge Fund, I lead a team focused on the long-term financial health and operational evolution of public media. My work centers on providing the capital and strategic guidance necessary for public media organizations to navigate a rapidly shifting media landscape so that they can preserve their local missions. With over two decades of experience in public media mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, finance, and social impact, I am dedicated to ensuring public media remains a resilient, independent, and accessible resource for all communities.Before public media, I was a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins in San Francisco and Kirkland & Ellis in New York City, and also worked at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.

Experience

1. Co-founder and Board Member

   Vuhaus Group

   Apr 2015 — Present · Boulder, CO, US

   Built and led public radio’s first and only national music network, establishing a national content, marketing and sales strategy to drive new audiences and revenues to over two dozen stations. Responsible for all aspects of the media organization: digital strategy, philanthropy, programming, sponsorship sales, marketing, fundraising, and station and board relations.

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BA, International Studies

  1993 — 1997

• Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

  JD, Law

  1998 — 2001