Krysten developed a passion for family history as a child, as she spent time with her great-grandmother. This passion turned into a career in 2004 when she joined Ancestry. Before she was a research manager, she was a genealogist with the Ancestry Public Relations team, where she specialized in finding stories for celebrities and interesting connections.
Krysten is an avid U.S. genealogist, with expertise in United States research, as well as Native American, African-American, DNA, military records, and lineage society applications. She also led a team of genealogists in research for Helen Hunts's, Cynthia Crawford's, and Cynthia Nixon's Who Do You Think You Are? episodes. No matter who she is working with, she loves helping people find their own stories.