Krista Donaldson’s D-Rev

Krista Donaldson, a 40-year-old social-good engineer from Nova Scotia, invented ReMotion, the newest generation of prosthetic limbs. Donaldson attended Stanford where she earned her Ph.D. in medical engineering design and Vanderbilt University where she received a B.E. in mechanical engineering . She is currently the CEO of D-Rev, a non-profit product development organization designed to improve the health and foster the lives of those living on less than $4 a day. D-Rev strives on affordability, safety, and convenience.

Donaldson has many other accomplishments. She guided the reconstruction of Iraq’s electricity sector through The United States American Association for the Advancement of Science. This earned Donaldson an engineering position with the company KickStart, in Kenya, for the following four years. Donaldson grew up with an entrepreneurial state of mind. Her success stems from her parents teaching her to live a selfless life. She devoted herself to those in need.  She taught at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya and South Africa’s University of Cape Town where she shared her focus on engineering a better and healthier world.

I first read about Krista Donaldson on “The inventors, trailblazers and performers of TEDWomen 2013, “Invented Here.”” I found her life goals inspiring and learned more about her through her company’s website d-rev.org and LinkedIn.

Donaldson is currently living in San Francisco, California where she runs D-Rev. She is active on LinkedIn and TEDtalks.com. I will be looking for all opportunities to get into contact with her to learn more about her mission as a non-profit CEO. However, it might be difficult to get time for an interview with her busy schedule as a CEO. I am following her on LinkedIn and hopefully she connects back with me as the term continues.