Erika Yorio
InvestorVice President of Programming and Content at Helena Special Investments
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About
Erika Yorio is Vice President of Programming and Content at Helena, where she develops strategies to foster collaboration and support new ideas across complex challenges. Before Helena, she spent a decade in leadership roles at creative studios, building partnerships and producing books, films, and exhibitions in collaboration with organizations such as Apple, Sotheby's, Conde Nast, and the Smithsonian. Her background spans journalism, media, technology, and the arts, and she studied literature and poetry writing.
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Experience
- HelenaVice President, Programming and Contentcurrent2026 — present
- HelenaDirector of Membership2020 — 2026
- Buero New YorkManaging Director2018 — 2020New York, NY
- Andrew Zuckerman StudioProducer and Studio Director2011 — 2018New York, NY
- International media outlets, publications, and brandsJournalist & Brand Consultant2006 — 2012
- Condé NastAssistant to the Editor-in-Chief, Teen Vogue Magazine2004 — 2006
Skills & more
ConveningStrategic PartnershipsCross-Functional LeadershipStrategic CommunicationsPublic AffairsCivic EngagementContent StrategyEmerging TechnologiesStakeholder EngagementEditorial10Creative Content ProductionBusiness Development
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Brand StrategyFilm ProductionOperationsProgram ManagementAI GovernanceEcosystem DevelopmentProgram StrategyNarrative PositioningInstitutional StrategyEvent StrategyFrom Erika's professional profile.
Colleagues at Helena Special Investments
Agustina Cianciarullo
Manager, Entrepreneur Experience at Endeavor Catalyst
Amol Mehta
Investor at Helena Special Investments
Anne Lann
Executive Coordinator at Helena Special Investments
Colin Whelan
Vice President: Helena Special Investments at Helena Special Investments
Derin Adebayo
Senior Manager, Entrepreneur Selection at Endeavor Catalyst
Evan Davison Kotler
Director: Research & Health Security at Helena Special Investments
Henry Elkus
Founder & CEO at Helena Special Investments
Jacob Smith
Senior Associate: Helena Special Investments at Helena Special Investments
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erika Yorio?
- Erika Yorio is Vice President of Programming and Content at Helena, where she develops strategies to foster collaboration and support new ideas across complex challenges. Before Helena, she spent a decade in leadership roles at creative studios, building partnerships and producing books, films, and exhibitions in collaboration with organizations such as Apple, Sotheby's, Conde Nast, and the Smithsonian. Her background spans journalism, media, technology, and the arts, and she studied literature and poetry writing.
- Where does Erika Yorio work?
- Erika Yorio is Vice President of Programming and Content at Helena Special Investments.
- Where did Erika Yorio go to school?
- Erika Yorio studied at New York University (B.A., Literature and Creative Writing).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Helena10
Vadim ShpakVenture Partner at Vickers Venture PartnersMatt SaundersManaging Partner, New Earth Ventures at New Earth VenturesSam FeinburgExecutive Director & COO at Helena Special InvestmentsProtik BasuManaging Partner: Helena Special Investments at Helena Special InvestmentsColin WhelanVice President: Helena Special Investments at Helena Special InvestmentsMia GiffordChief of Staff at Helena Special Investments
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Also worked at Condé Nast41
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixJosephine LuschInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitBob RoeVP, Narrative Development at Sozo VenturesAmanda NiuGeneral Partner and CFO at Shine Capital
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