Eric Ramos is currently President of Business Operations for the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe. Eric develops and manages the Tribe's diverse business interests, including the Blue Lake Casino - a 45,000 square foot gaming facility located in Blue Lake, California. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting and a Minor in Computer Information Systems at Humboldt State University in 1996.

Prior to working on Tribal interests full time, Eric held the position of Treasury Manager at Turnstone Systems, a large post-IPO start-up company, where he actively managed a cash and investment portfolio in excess of $270 million. His duties included international investments and management of transactions in dozens of foreign currencies. Before Turnstone, Eric was an auditor for KPMG in the Silicon Valley; where his client list included a number of high-profile public and private companies including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer and Daimler Chrysler Research & Development.

Eric has worked to channel the success of the Blue Lake Rancheria's business operations into widespread community involvement and investment. Most notably he has steered the Tribe's giving budgets into areas of education, community infrastructure improvements and public health and safety services.

Eric also represents Blue Lake Rancheria as their Tribal delegate in CNIGA - the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, where he works with other Tribes across California on legal, operational and planning issues affecting Indian Country.