Krista Mackay graduated with Distinction from McGill University in 1994, followed by a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Victoria. Krista worked for the Provinicial Government with the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, and also for Fisheries Renewal BC, a corwn corporation. She graduated from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (a Tufts and Harvard University Co-Operative Graduate Program) with a Masters degree in International Business Relations. She provides research and modelling of companies in the consumer products sector.