A native of Southeastern Oklahoma, Ed has more than 20 years of government and nonprofit sector experience. He is president and co-founder of the Oklahoma Impact Investing Collaborative (Collaborative), a subsidiary of MetaFund, which serves as a nonprofit intermediary blending government, philanthropic, and other private funding to provide creative financing opportunities to mission-driven nonprofit and for-profit organizations with the potential to improve outcomes for Oklahomans. The Collaborative is a national leader in Pay for Success financing. He is also responsible for impact, communications, and government relations for MetaFund.

Ed holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma with specializations in public policy and public management and completed all coursework for a Ph.D. in political science, with a focus on public administration, public policy and American politics and government. He has co-authored journal articles related to strategic planning and the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.