After graduating from Southern Illinois University in 1998, Eric started searching for government affairs opportunities. As it happened, Walgreen’s was developing a state and local government affairs function, and the company hired Eric to lead and to expand that team, where he stayed for nine years. He joined CVS Caremark a year ago, following a two-year stint in state government affairs at Baxter Healthcare. As Senior Director of Government Affairs with CVS Caremark, he is responsible for a nine-state region in the western U.S.