Advisory Panel Member Profile

Erik Nystrom

Vice President Strategic Marketing

Areas of Expertise:

Management and Leadership, Foundations of Marketing

Before joining the energy industry, Erik served seven years on active duty in the US Army as an intelligence officer. He served multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as supported numerous missions stateside, achieving the rank of Major. After his military service he joined Columbia Pipeline Group where he worked as a natural gas scheduler and corporate strategic planner. Erik then joined his current company, Covia (formerly Unimin) in 2015. Establishing an internal market analytics group he was promoted to Vice President of Marketing through the merger of Unimin and Fairmount Santrol, which formed Covia.

Erik holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering with a focus on aeronautics. In his spare time, Erik enjoys woodworking and is an avid pilot. Erik and his wife, Autumn, are the proud parents of Barrett and Annora, residing in The Woodlands, Texas. 

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