Kristine is active in the Phoenix entrepreneurial ecosystem. She works with many community organizations that provide services to entrepreneurs. She is a native to Arizona and an ASU Alumni.

Kristin is the Director of Community Entrepreneurship for Edson E+I, helping develop local entrepreneurial ecosystems and supporting the activation of the place-based innovation spaces network. 

Interested in economic geography and development, competitiveness policy, firm innovation and entrepreneurship, high-tech clusters, sustainability, China.