Kristin Sharp
New America
Director, Work, Workers, and Technology Initiative
Kristin Sharp directs New America's Initiative on Work, Workers, and Technology. In 2016, she co-founded and ran Shift: The Commission on Work, Workers, and Technology, a joint project of New America and Bloomberg. Prior to launching Shift, she had an extensive career in technology, innovation, and national security policy in the U.S. Senate in senior staff roles for Senators Warner (D-VA), Pryor (D-AR), Klobuchar (D-MN), and Lugar (R-IN). In addition to her work at New America, she is a frequent speaker on the future of work and advises a variety of private start-ups and venture capital firms. She has an M.A. from Duke University in Political Science, and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
