Erik R. Pages is President and Founder of EntreWorks Consulting (www.entreworks.net), an economic development consulting and policy development firm focused on helping communities and organizations achieve their entrepreneurial potential. Since its founding, EntreWorks has worked with communities in more than 45 states and overseas. Recent engagements include work for the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Pentagon’s Office of Economic Adjustment, the National Association of Counties, and for communities in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

He previously served as Policy Director for the National Commission on Entrepreneurship, and has also held senior positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration and on Capitol Hill. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, and serves on the Alexandria/Arlington Regional Workforce Council. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Entrepreneurship Network and is an active volunteer for WERA FM, Arlington’s community radio station. He received his Ph.D. from Georgetown University, where he has served as an Adjunct Professor. He also holds degrees from Dickinson College (Phi Beta Kappa) and the University of Pittsburgh.