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Erin Kerrigan MBA

Founder and Managing Director, Kerrigan Advisors

Erin Kerrigan is Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors, which she founded in 2014. Kerrigan Advisors is the leading sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto dealers in the US. Since its founding, the firm has sold over 190 dealerships, including more of the Top 150 Dealership Groups than any other firm. In addition to sell-side advisory services, Kerrigan Advisors provides consulting services to dealers looking to increase the value of their business.

Prior to founding Kerrigan Advisors, Erin headed Presidio Automotive. Prior to Presidio, she was a Senior Vice President at AutoStar, a subsidiary of iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI), where she led transaction origination. Early in her career, she was dealer operator of her family's dealership, which she sold in 2006. She began her post-graduate career as an investment banker for Piper Jaffray.

Erin is a recognized industry expert on dealership buy/sells, valuation, real estate and private equity, and is a frequent speaker at leading auto retail events and conferences held by JD Power, NADA (#1 speaker in 2012), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC), Canadian Auto Dealers Association, and DrivingSales' President's Club. She has also been a key note speaker for events hosted by American Honda Motor Company, Audi of America, Bank of America, the New Car Dealers of Utah, US Trust, Pennsylvania Auto Dealers Association, Texas Automobile Dealer Association, Ohio Automobile Dealer Association, Colorado Automobile Dealer Association, and SunTrust Bank and has also led webinars for NADA and Automotive News. Erin is the author of The Blue Sky ReportĀ®, the industry's leading buy/sell report.

Erin earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her MBA from The UCLA Anderson School of Management. She resides in Incline Village, Nevada with her husband and partner, Ryan Kerrigan, and their three children. Erin is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and serves on the University of Notre Dame's Cabinet for Good, Northwestern University's Council of 100 and the board of the League to Save Lake Tahoe.


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