
Erin Riggs is the executive director of the Environmental Finance Center. She joined the School of Government in 2016.
Riggs's primary focus is research and writing on multiple topics, including innovative stormwater finance, nutrient management, water, and wastewater affordability, and the benefits of green infrastructure. She also engages in teaching and advising and is particularly interested in legal and policy questions related to her research. Riggs currently teaches the PUBA 787: Applied Environmental Finance course in the UNC Master of Public Administration program as an adjunct instructor. Prior to joining the EFC, Riggs worked as a staff attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Tampa, FL, primarily in the Unified Family Court. Riggs holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a JD from the University of Florida.



