Bridging the Boardroom and the Ground

Erin Fitzgerald partners with founders, investors, companies, and institutions to solve complex, high-stakes challenges at the intersection of food systems, capital strategy, and large-scale infrastructure. She serves as a fractional executive, operating partner, and board advisor β€” bringing both strategic clarity and hands-on execution.

She is not a report writer. She is an operator who takes accountability for outcomes.

For: AgTech startups, Fortune 500 food and agriculture brands, VC and impact funds

Food and agriculture companies face a common challenge: great ideas that stall between strategy and shelf. Erin helps companies move from concept to commercial execution β€” developing new product lines, building the strategic partnerships needed to scale, and navigating go-to-market with the relationships and operational know-how to make it stick.

Best for: AgTech and food startups seeking partnerships and go-to-market execution; Fortune 500 brands launching new product lines or entering new markets; VC and impact investors seeking due diligence and portfolio support.

For: Venture-backed companies, boards, and institutional investors

Some companies need experienced C-suite leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Others need a board member who will actually show up, ask hard questions, and help navigate inflection points. Erin steps into both roles β€” as a fractional CEO, COO, or CSO, and as a board advisor who brings both strategic perspective and hands-on operational experience.

Best for: Venture-backed companies seeking fractional C-suite leadership without full-time overhead; boards seeking an experienced operator with deep sector networks; VC/PE funds seeking an operating partner.

Capital Strategy & Incentive Finance

Β For: Growth-stage companies, real estate and infrastructure developers, impact investors

Erin works with strategic partners to structure capital stacks and incentive finance strategies. She identifies and layers non-dilutive capital sources β€” including New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), federal grant programs (USDA, DOE, EPA), and strategic investment β€” and aligns them with the company's overall financing strategy to de-risk projects and drive long-term enterprise value.

Data Center & Rural Infrastructure Advisory

For: Data center developers, hyperscalers, PE infrastructure funds, energy developers, and rural landowners

Billion-dollar infrastructure projects are stalling in rural America β€” not because of capital or technology, but because of community. Erin leads land, power, and community strategy to unblock these projects β€” engaging early with rural stakeholders to build the trust that accelerates development, structuring land and power agreements, and translating developer objectives into community value before opposition hardens.

What was once a farm-to-food challenge is now a farm-to-gigawatt challenge.

Keynote Speaking & Media Expert Resource

For: Conference organizers, corporate event teams, journalists, and media outlets

Erin speaks and advises on the most complex issues at the intersection of food systems, rural America, capital markets, and infrastructure β€” translating technical and policy topics into compelling, accessible narratives for any audience. She is equally effective on a global stage and in a one-on-one media briefing.

How Erin Works

Erin operates at both the board strategy level and on the ground driving execution. Fitzgerald Consulting offers flexible engagement models:

  • Fractional Executive: Startups needing C-suite leadership without full-time overhead (6–24 month retainer)
  • Operating Partner: VC/PE funds needing sector expertise and active portfolio support (Ongoing retainer)
  • Project Advisory: Defined scope for capital stack strategy, infrastructure siting, or GTM execution (3–6 month project fee)
  • Board Advisory: Strategic oversight, governance, and high-level network access (Annual, renewable)