Krista Hyde

Krista Hyde, PhD, MBA, CSP, currently serves as the Environmental Health & Safety Lead at Pfizer since August 2024. Prior to this role, Krista worked at Vir Biotechnology, Inc. as Associate Director and Senior Manager of EHS, where significant achievements included managing the Select Agent program and securing registration from application to approval. At Washington University in St. Louis, Krista played an instrumental role as Associate Biological Safety Officer by developing a COVID-19 response program and protecting substantial NIH funding through compliance efforts, alongside supervising staff and training programs in biosafety. Krista's educational background includes an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, a PhD in Philosophy from Saint Louis University, and several other degrees in related fields, underscoring a strong foundation in both management and scientific expertise.