KEI Contributor

Kristi Shalla is an expert in global economic development and building innovative ecosystems and currently holds the position of Innovation Commissioner at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, DC. She is an urban mobility enthusiast with 15 years of development experience in the US, Asia and Europe.

Before relocating to Washington, DC, in the fall of 2020, Kristi was Head of Project Development at the Center for Innovation in Transport (CENIT) in Barcelona, Spain, where she built public and private partnerships in transport and smart city research for projects around the globe. Kristi is an experienced speaker, lecturer and contributor on the topic of urban mobility, smart city development and international expansion. She is the co-author of the book Seoul: Tale of a Smart City, to be launched in the spring of 2024.