Building Tech Companies Since 1998

Eric has led principal transactions in the medical device, computer hardware, nanotechnology and software fields. He has also led numerous non-principal transactions. By raising roughly $100 million for young companies and through strategic involvement, he has helped entrepreneurs develop companies worth over $3 billion. 

Eric is a Chartered Financial Analyst with an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, and has a B.A. in Economics and Management from Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin.

His joint venture with a leading commercial radar manufacturer was awarded an AFWERX - Air Force SBIR contract in 2018. One of his portfolio companies has a current STTR contract with the Army in the topic area of GPS Positioning, Navigation and Timing.

RECENT ACTIVITIES

Featured speaker - “SBIR Opportunities in Defense” at the Light and Sound Interactive -

Optoelectronic Conference, Rochester NY June 2019.

Featured speaker - “Sensor and Sensory Rich Environments”, Rockland Autism

Symposium, Pearl River NY October 2019.

Eric has been involved in extensive real estate development activities in Park Slope Brooklyn, where he grew up. Bashford served as Trustee of the Board of Education in Briarcliff Manor, New York from 2009 to 2012. His work on identifying and resolving the school district's severe environmental problems was featured in a major article in the Huffington Post in 2012. He is a past member of the Village of Briarcliff Manor Zoning Board. Eric is Vice Chair of the Wharton Club of New York Real Estate Investment Group