Kristin A. Farry

Kristin Farry was born in Ohio and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 1986. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1980, a graduate degree from Princeton University in 1988, and a Ph.D. from Rice University in 1995. Her diverse career includes experience as an engineer, farmer, pilot, writer, and business owner. She was involved in deploying the Hubble Space Telescope and reports having saved taxpayers over a billion dollars by forcing changes in the F-35 fighter program. For over five decades, she was part of a family farm operation in Madison, VA, and now resides in Amelia County. She is affiliated with Trinity United Methodist Church, the Women's Soaring Pilots Association, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.