Krista Donaldson
Canadian–American engineer
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Krista M. Donaldson (born 1973) is a Canadian–American engineer. She is the CEO of D-Rev, a product design and engineering company that specialises in products for less industrialised countries.
M.S.E., PhD, 2004, Stanford University
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| Born | 1973 (age 52–53)[notes 1] Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Education | Vanderbilt University M.S.E., PhD, 2004, Stanford University |
| Known for | CEO of D-Rev |
Early life and education
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Donaldson attended Queen Elizabeth High School before earning her engineering degrees from Vanderbilt University and Stanford University.[2]
Career
Prior to D-Rev, Donaldson was an economic officer at the US Department of State where she worked on economic policy and the reconstruction of Iraq's electricity sector, and as a design engineer at KickStart in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] In 2009, Donaldson was recruited by Jim Patell to join D-Rev, a non-profit product design and engineering company that specialises in products for less industrialised countries.[3] As the CEO of D-Rev, she oversaw the launch of their products Brilliance, a treatment for neonatal jaundice and a prosthetic knee for amputees.[4] As a result, she was named one of Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2011[5] and honoured by Vanderbilt University with their International Alumni Professional Achievement Award.[6]