Summary
Kristen Buchanan is a serial entrepreneur and learning design specialist with over a decade of experience architecting scalable technical onboarding and knowledge-management programs for engineering teams. As founder and former CEO of Edify, she raised $2.2M, led a remote team, and built the market’s first technical onboarding product that served 130 customers and helped pioneer chat- and AI-driven onboarding workflows. She has hands-on L&D experience inside high-growth tech (including Elemental/AWS) and a track record of turning chaotic, multi-office hiring into repeatable, automated processes that accelerate new-hire productivity. Now leading a regional natural-fiber nonprofit while taking select teaching and consulting engagements, Kristen blends startup rigor with community-focused mission work—an uncommon mix that guides her pragmatic, people-centered approach.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Museum Studies, Bachelor of Arts Museum Studies at Meredith College