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 for mission-driven nonprofit and for-profit organizations and maximize impact. The Collaborative is a national leader in Pay for Success financing. Ed was honored to accept the 2025 Visions Innovation Award from the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits on behalf of the many people and organizations who made this work possible. 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 currently serves as a board member for CASA of Oklahoma County, Magdalene House OKC, Reach Out and Read Oklahoma, and Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster.