Kerstin Edwards is a director based in Salt Lake City. In this role, Kerstin primarily leads client engagements by cultivating client relationships and solving complex challenges.  Kerstin is a trained researcher and has many years’ experience with both small- and large scale- qualitative and quantitative primary research. She brings strong expertise in a variety of topics including public health and health equity to provide intelligence to clients.  .

Kerstin has over 15 years of experience in a variety of areas. Prior to joining Leavitt Partners, Kerstin worked for the LDS Church analyzing and evaluating existing business policies and procedures. Kerstin also spent nine years at the U.S. Census Bureau, where she oversaw data review and analysis for large-scale national economic surveys. She also supported executive-level staff in all facets of administration including strategic planning, personnel management, performance monitoring and reporting, and budget formulation and execution.

Kerstin earned her bachelor’s degree in statistics and a master’s degree in public administration from Brigham Young University.