Krista Pilot

Senior Vice President

Krista Pilot joined Dan Klores Communications in May 2007 as Senior Vice President for corporate accounts and business development. Prior to joining DKC she served as director of community affairs for United Technologies Corporation (NYSE-UTX). She was responsible for corporate social responsibility (CSR) at UTC, including reporting and relationships with external groups such as non-governmental organizations, socially responsible investment firms and rating agencies. She also led UTC's philanthropic activities and volunteerism on a national and international basis.

Krista started with UTC in 1997 in the company's Washington, DC office. Her experience in public affairs began in electoral politics. She worked on the re-election campaigns of U.S. Senator Byron Dorgon, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, and the Senate race of then Delaware Attorney General Charles Oberly.

Krista is a graduate of Colgate University and received her MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received a Fulbright grant to study and teach in South Korea in 1992-1993. She was named to the Academy of Women Leaders by the YWCA of New York City in 2004.