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 in New York City and a master's degree in international affairs from American University's School of International Service in Washington, DC. Erin manages a division of her family's yacht design firm, Shannon Boat Company, in Rhode Island. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Historical Society, the Biographer's International Organization and the United Nations Association. She lives in New York with her husband and is currently undertaking research for her second book.