Erin Bakst

Erin is Chief People Officer at Indigo Ag, responsible for enhancing talent productivity and engagement by improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, creating more efficient operations, and developing high-performing teams to drive business forward.

Erin has worked across talent functions for more than a decade in multiple industries including media, not-for-profit education, multi-level marketing, e-commerce, and high tech. Before joining Indigo in 2023, Erin served as Chief People Officer at Caribou, a fintech startup where she oversaw a robust People & Culture team. Prior to Caribou, Erin ran People & Culture at Vox Media, where she built the department from the ground up and led through multiple acquisitions and integrations. Her prior experience also includes building and managing Employee Engagement and Learning and Development teams at tech startups Opower and LivingSocial. She began her career in Human Resources at Herbalife International as their first International HR Manager.

She holds an MBA from Virginia Tech, a Masters of Global Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BS from Virginia Tech, where she graduated with honors.