Alberta Enterprise (AEC) promotes the development of Alberta’s venture capital industry by investing in VC funds that finance technology companies. At AEC Kristina has led several of the corporation’s investments, attracting venture capital from key technology hubs in the US and Canada. In 2014 she was named the President and CEO of AEC, and she now oversees the management of the Alberta Enterprise Fund and its 29 venture capital fund investments with assets under management of $4B and more than 500 technology companies. Kristina also oversees AEC’s industry development activities, creating access to external markets and mentors for Canadian entrepreneurs.

Prior to joining AEC, Kristina worked for several technology companies where her responsibilities spanned the spectrum of legal, regulatory, international and new business development, corporate strategic planning, intellectual property management, as well as marketing and sales. She is Vice Chair of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Board of Governors and she is on the North American Construction Group (NYSE/TSX: NOA) Board of Directors. She also serves on the Alberta Securities Commission New Economy Advisory Committee, and she is the Honorary Consul for Sweden in Northern Alberta.

Kristina holds an MBA from the University of Alberta, a Master of Laws from Uppsala University in Sweden, an accreditation for the Venture Capital Executive Program from the University of California, Berkeley – Walter A. Haas School of Business, as well as an ICD.D from the ICD-Rotman Director Education Program.