She is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where she was the Forum Chair of the Harvard Law Review. She served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a Legislative Assistant in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Prior to serving in the White House, Kristin was a Deputy Field Director for the 2008 Obama Campaign in Ohio. She also worked as a community organizer for the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization. She has been involved in international democratic development work and has observed elections in Pakistan and Venezuela. While in college, she served as the President of the Phillips Brooks House Association, the largest student-run nonprofit in the country. Shirley Giraldo, Advisort to Graduate Student Government, UC Berkeley