John Shegerian

Co-Founder, Chairman/CEO
ERI

John Shegerian creates profitable impact companies that make the world a better place.

John currently serves as co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the largest material resource recovery, ITAD and electronics recycling / circularity company in the US. He also co-founded RecycleNation, the globally #1 ranked online recycling resource in the world today. He is the host of the Impact Podcast, a Webby Award winning sustainability discussion program reaching 200,000 listeners each week.

Under John’s stewardship, ERI has become the first and only company in its industry to achieve carbon neutrality at all its facilities nationwide, and the first to achieve SOC 2 (Types I and II) certification for security and data protection. The company has the capacity to process more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its eight certified locations, serving every zip code in the United States. John has led the company’s global expansion, starting with the announcement of ERI Japan, with launches in 12 additional countries planned within the next two years. ERI’s mission is to protect people, the planet and privacy.

This year, John received the Distinguished Service Award from the REMADE Institute for his leadership towards a circular economy. He was also awarded the Enduring Impact Award for contributions to circularity at the ITAD Industry Excellence Awards at the ITAD Summit 2026. He was named to Goldman Sachs’ “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs list” at its annual Builders + Innovators Summit and was named one of the planet’s “Top 100 Recycling Stars” by Recycling International Magazine for four years in a row. He has been named the Clean Tech Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California by Ernst & Young and has been officially named to City & State New York’s prestigious “Responsible 100” list in multiple years. He is also the recipient of New York City’s “Above & Beyond” Innovator Award.

John earned a certification in Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age from Harvard University and has completed the MIT Sloan Cybersecurity program. John is also the co-author of “The Insecurity of Everything,” a best-selling book about the rise of hardware hacking.

A serial entrepreneur responsible for co-founding Homeboy Industries, FinancialAid.com, Engage and many other impactful organizations – John is also a sought-after speaker, panelist and electronic recycling, cybersecurity and ITAD industry authority. Annually he speaks across the world in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. He has also authored or been featured in articles on the industry for Recycling Today, Resource Recycling, Waste360 and various business journals and regularly provides his expert knowledge to news media, including NBC’s The Today Show, CBS News, CNBC, BBC News, TIME, Fortune, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Newsweek (multiple times), The International Business Times (multiple times), Security Ledger, GreenBiz, LifeWire, City & State New York, Los Angeles Business Journal, IEEE Spectrum, Alternative Energy Magazine, Business Insider Africa and VerdeXChange News among many others.

A former professional harness racehorse driver, John became the youngest driver in harness racing history to set a world’s record when he was 17.

Tammy Shegerian

Co-Founder, President & Chief Revenue Officer

Tammy Shegerian oversees and manages the day-to-day operations of each aspect of the organization and is an active member of ERI's Board of Directors.

It’s a role she fits perfectly due to her 25 years of business management experience, most recently having served as chief operating officer and vice president of a privately held food manufacturer. For more than a decade, she was instrumental in achieving dramatic revenue growth while increasing net income through development and management of the company's continuous improvement program. During this period, the company grew from number five to number one market share in its space.

Prior to her work in food manufacturing, Shegerian served as a commercial real estate broker for Julian J. Studley (Sommer Commercial Real Estate). Focusing on office and retail leasing in the Santa Monica/West Los Angeles marketplace from 1989 to 1997, she led that firm’s sales in the Santa Monica market from 1992 to 1997.

Earlier in her career, Shegerian developed her sales and sales management skills at National Service Contracts, a brokerage firm specializing in air conditioning and refrigeration service contracts nationally. Her team’s sales were highest in the company and instrumental in NSC’s completion of a public offering in 1989.

She started her career with the Carnation Company, working with the organization’s product management program until Carnation became part of Nestlé in 1985.

Shegerian earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from USC, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Kevin J. Dillon

Co-Founder / Chief Marketing Officer / Chief Sales Officer

As ERI’s Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Sales Officer, Kevin Dillon oversees all of ERI’s corporate sales and marketing efforts, acquisitions and business development. He also sits on ERI’s board of directors. With a pivotal role in building ERI from the ground up, Dillon has helped lead ERI to its current standing as the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States.

Prior to ERI, Dillon worked alongside fellow ERI co-founder John Shegerian at financialaid.com to help pioneer one of the largest student loan companies in the U.S. Dillon hired and creatively managed the organization’s sales force and loan counselors while growing financialaid.com’s sales to more than $2 billion annually — leading to the organization’s subsequent purchase by and transition to the oldest financial institution in the U.S.

Dillon earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance from California State University at Fresno, earned a certification in Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age from Harvard University and has completed the Executive Program in Cybersecurity at MIT.

Aaron Blum

Co-Founder / Chief Compliance Officer

With a pivotal role in building ERI from the ground up as a co-founder, Aaron Blum has helped lead ERI to its current standing as the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States. Under his stewardship, ERI now has the capacity to process more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its eight certified locations, serving every zip code in the United States.

At ERI, Blum serves as the company’s Chief Compliance Officer where he oversees all operations, and is directly involved with high-level sales and compliance. Blum works closely with government and regulatory agencies. He helped lead ERI’s efforts to achieve the highest level of certifications available for both data destruction and responsible recycling, with all facilities certified to the following standards ISO 45001, ISO 9001, NAID, and e-Stewards.

Blum has also been instrumental in the development of the corporate relations and research and development infrastructures for ERI.

Before co-founding ERI, Blum led the sales department for Pullz Computers, a Southern California-based computer resale company. Within a year of starting with Pullz, Blum helped double the company’s sales revenue.

Blum graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Patrick Peters

Chief Operating Officer

Patrick brings 30 years of executive experience as COO of a leading West Coast food distribution company, which was sold to a major conglomerate in 2024.

He led operations through a period of massive and sustained growth while maintaining exceptional operational performance, culminating in the successful acquisition of his company by a major food conglomerate.

Patrick has deep expertise in logistics, Six Sigma, and operational efficiencies.

He is known for executing strategic vision and driving continuous improvement across complex organizations.

Tyler Browning

General Counsel

Tyler Browning is General Counsel at ERI®. Prior to joining ERI, Browning worked as a senior associate at Browning & Browning, LLP and as the Director of Business Development and Legal Counsel for CP, Inc., a multimillion-dollar holding company that administers, owns and develops branded consumer products. Prior to his work at Browning & Browning and CP, Inc., Browning was an associate at the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP.

Browning’s long interest in recycling, clean energy and climate change issues, combined with his passion for sustainability and the environment, make him a great match for ERI.

Licensed by the State Bar of California, Browning received his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, his LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Lewis & Clark Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Southern California.

Carol DeBellis

Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Carol DeBellis, SPHR, GPHR, is the former director of human resources for Fresno Pacific University, a private Christian university that experienced significant growth over the past few years. She was previously the international HR and administration manager for Pelco by Schneider Electric, responsible for supporting the organizations international growth objectives, including all aspects of human resources. Prior to that, she was the international HR project manager for JCPenney Direct Marketing Services, overseeing startup projects in Canada, Australia and Japan.

Certified both in Senior and Global Human Resource Management, she graduated from the University of Phoenix with a B.S. in Business Management. She is active in the local community serving as the Chief Operation Officer for the Trauma Intervention Program of Fresno County.

David Hirschler

Chief Sustainability Officer

As ERI’s Chief Sustainability Officer, David Hirschler is responsible for ERI’s internal and external sustainability initiatives to help maintain ERI’s place as the most responsible and transparent IT and electronics asset disposition provider in the United States. This includes managing legislative responsibilities covering the gamut of producer responsibility regulations through data protection regulations, ERI oversees our ESG and waste diversion tracking programs, as well as our efforts to improve circularity and ensure ERI continues to have a positive impact on our communities. In addition, David serves as president of the board of FABSCRAP, a nonprofit organization focused on the recycling and reuse of commercial textile waste.

He has worked in the recycling field for more than 20 years. Throughout his career, David has focused on the implementation, development, and marketing of innovative programs and policies, including convenient electronics recycling plans, reuse systems, producer responsibility programs and more.

David received his Master's Degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University and his Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from Boston University.

Linda Ramos

Chief of Staff

A wearer of many hats, Linda Ramos is ERI’s Chief of Staff — charged with overseeing productivity and efficiency at ERI’s Fresno headquarters as well as all subdivision offices of the company. Ramos is also responsible for supervision of the front office and HR staff, payroll, accounts payable, investor relations and management of company CEO John Shegerian’s travel and meeting schedule.

Prior to her work at ERI, Ramos performed similar duties working alongside Shegerian at financialaid.com, managing that company’s finances as it grew, and ultimately playing a key role in the success of what became one of the largest student loan companies in the U.S. Prior to her work at financialaid.com, Ramos served as general manager for Di Cicco’s Italian Restaurants for 15 years, where she was responsible for hiring and scheduling for two restaurant locations, on-site managing for a staff of 30, accounting, payroll, outside sales and implementation of company policies.

Ramos graduated from California State University at Fresno with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in management. She was also a member of Golden Key Honor Society and the business fraternity Phi Kappa Phi.