Erin Cave
Director of Client Events & Value Add Programs
Erin Cave is the director of client events & value add programs at Thornburg Investment Management. She supports business development and growth of key relationships at Thornburg’s leading partner firms nationwide.
Prior to her current position, Erin served as director of corporate social responsibility and worked to position Thornburg as a strong corporate citizen and trusted investment partner in our community and to our clients, while also working internally with the firm's employees to increase engagement and volunteerism.
Erin is highly active in the firm's multiple employee resource groups (ERGs), serves on the Women of Thornburg committee, and is a member of the firm's diversity, equity and inclusion committee.
Earlier in her career, Erin worked at Salient for eight years as director of events and corporate social responsibility organizing client events and conferences, as well as internal and corporate hosted events. Prior to that, she worked at Seattle Hospitality Worldwide (SHWW) managing events for Microsoft, Nintendo and Ericsson. At her role at LaSalle Bank before SHWW, she coordinated sports marketing initiatives for LaSalle Bank, including the Chicago Marathon, the Volvo Ocean Race and other client events, then transitioned to the nonprofit sector, focusing on community partnerships and events for the Morton Arboretum in the greater Chicago area.
Erin has two decades of experience in marketing and events and earned a BS in business administration and marketing from Kansas State University. She currently serves on the board of directors and fund development committee of Reading Quest in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as well as on the diversity equity and inclusion committee for the Santa Fe Children's Museum.