Erin Frances Schulz is an American writer who was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1975. She holds an honors baccalaureate in history from Fordham University and a master's degree in international affairs from American University's School of International Service. Erin manages a division of her family's yacht design and manufacturing firm in Rhode Island and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Historical Society. She lives in New York and Massachusetts