Erik Showalter

Erik is the President of the Baton Rouge General Foundation. Through his leadership, the Foundation built a comprehensive strategic plan and patient-centric mission, collaborating with a diverse group of hospital administrators, physicians, and community stakeholders to uplift the hospital and community financially and thoughtfully during the Covid-19 pandemic. Efforts such as these and others have resulted in a transformational four-year period of growth for the hospital foundation, increasing regular annual revenues by over 156%. Erik and his team continue their work supporting the Baton Rogue General Hospital in achieving its strategic goals through philanthropy.

Prior to serving as the President of the Baton Rouge General Foundation, Erik was the Major and Planned Gifts Officer from 2016-2018, a position in which he influenced and contributed to over $6 million in fundraising over two years. Erik’s background includes work at CCS, an international strategic fundraising and campaign management firm in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Louisiana Tech University. Due to his success, Erik has received prestigious recognitions such as the Baton Rouge Business Report’s “40 Under 40” in 2019 and the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy International “40 Under 40” in 2020.