Erik Blanchard

Erik Blanchard currently serves as the Director of Corporate Marketing + Communications at The Friedkin Group, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this, Erik was the Director of Communications and Marketing at Space Center Houston from March 2021 to January 2024, where responsibilities included orchestrating a complex rebrand and gaining buy-in across various stakeholders. Erik's background includes a tenure at United Airlines as Marketing Director for Latin Sales from February 2011 to December 2020, where immersive branded experiences were developed for commercial audiences, and at Continental Airlines as Marketing Manager for Latin America and Product Development Manager from February 2001 to February 2011, overseeing a team that generated over $50 million in annual revenue. Erik holds a BA in Sociology from UMass Boston and advanced Spanish studies from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.