Kristen Hazard

Kristen Hazard has a wealth of experience in the tech industry. Kristen began their career in 1999 as a Software Engineer at Confer Software, Inc. and Quovadx. In 2004, they took on the role of Vice President Information Technology at Strategic Merchandising Partners. In 2008, they became the Principal at Terra Verde Environmental Consulting. In 2009, they founded Suntoucher LLC, providing consulting services for Ruby on Rails web applications. In 2010, they worked as a Senior Developer for dot429. In 2017, they founded and became CEO of Wildnote Inc., a cloud-based system for iOS, Android, and web that streamlines the process of environmental compliance. In 2019, they joined the Techstars Accelerator in Partnership with The Heritage Group Foundation.

Kristen Hazard obtained their J.D. from New College of California between 1996 and 1998 and their B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo between 1989 and 1993. In April 2021, they also obtained a Section4 Certified Platform Strategist certification from Section4.