Erik Helgeson

Led gap assessments and stakeholder interviews supporting Green Climate Fund accreditation readiness, unlocking up to $250M in funding for national resilience projects. Supported AI training and UX/UI design for a platform automating Green Climate Fund accreditation workflows. Developed early warning system to support disaster readiness for 15+ Latin American countries.

Strategy Intern – Climate Finance - Sureco & Partners - Remote

(2025-06 - 2025-08)

• Led gap assessments and stakeholder interviews supporting Green Climate Fund accreditation readiness, unlocking up to $250M in funding for national resilience projects.
• Supported AI training and UX/UI design for a platform automating Green Climate Fund accreditation workflows.
• Developed early warning system to support disaster readiness for 15+ Latin American countries.

Marketing Intern / Regional Lacrosse Coach - Trilogy Lacrosse® - New Providence, NJ

(2023-06 - 2025-08)

• Analyzed market and competitor datasets using Excel pivot tables, identifying opportunities for strategic repositioning.
• Cleaned & organized data from 17,000+ summer event attendees using Excel, uploading data to Keap/Infusionsoft.
• Managed targeted outreach campaigns engaging 8,000+ lacrosse program directors, coaches and parents.

PwC NonProfit Consulting Extern - Extern - Remote

(2024-08 - 2024-10)

• Interviewed client stakeholders and personal contacts to research grant-making foundations for potential client funding.
• Recognized as top 10% of cohort and selected to present key insights in final recommendation to client.

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations (IR) – Concentration in International Economics - Tufts University (2026-05)

Study Abroad - International Relations & Spanish - La Universidad Iberoamericana (2023-05 - 2023-06)