Krista Lardieri

Women in Security Liaison

Krista Lardieri is a diversity, equity, and inclusion professional with ten years of experience in a variety of roles within human resources, corporate communications, and public relations. She has a background in healthcare and currently works in the energy and utility industry. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Organizational Behavior and Information Systems Management and Asian Studies Certificate from the University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration. She also holds a Master of Public Policy and Management from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, where she concentrated her studies in security and intelligence. During her program, Krista served on project teams at the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies where she collaborated with other students on open-source intelligence projects researching violent extremism. She is a member of Women in International Security at Pitt and serve as Liaison for Women in Security ASIS Western Pennsylvania.