Erik Smist is Associate Executive Director of Johns Hopkins University Press and Senior Director of Finance and Administration. His responsibilities include helping to oversee all aspects of the Press, Finance & Accounting, Hopkins Fulfillment Services, Licensing & Permissions, and Facility Services. He previously was the Chief Finance Officer and Controller for the Baltimore Sun from 1997-2008. He is a Certified Public Account and holds his Certificate of Accounting from the University of Baltimore and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland.