Eric L. Butler (E 1981, TPR 1986)

2019 Alumni Achievement (Merit) Award

Bio

Eric L. Butler is a former executive vice president of Union Pacific Railroad and founder and CEO of Aswani-Butler Investment Associates LLC. At Union Pacific, Eric led a number of areas, including marketing and sales, purchasing and supply chain, financial planning and analysis, strategic planning and human resources, retiring as chief administrative officer and chief of staff.

Eric is the chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Omaha Branch, and a member of the Omaha Airport Authority Board, NiSource, Inc. and Tepper School Advisory Board. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and the 100 Black Men of America. 

Together with his family, Eric founded Purpose Driven Advocacy Center, Inc., which has impacted the lives of youth in Omaha, Nebraska, for more than 17 years. He volunteers with organizations like Douglas County Corrections, affordable housing organization Bridge Network Board and the North Omaha Good News Bears, which works with at-risk youth. He and his wife, Cynthia, have funded projects in Ghana, Brazil and South Africa. An ordained bishop in the Church of God in Christ, Eric serves as senior pastor of the Joy of Life Ministries Church in Omaha.