Kristy Grulikowski

Kristy joined CarterBaldwin in 2026 as a Research Consultant, bringing more than two decades of experience in strategic communications, audience research, and organizational intelligence to the team.

She spent 15 years at Porter Novelli, a global communications agency, rising to Vice President of Strategic Planning and Research, before launching her own strategic communications consultancy. Across both, she has advised organizations on audience strategy, stakeholder research, and communications planning – designing qualitative research, synthesizing findings across complex sources, and translating insight into strategy that teams can build from. Her clients have spanned healthcare, nonprofits, B2B, technology, and major consumer brands.

Kristy holds a BA in Journalism and Public Relations from the University of Georgia and a BBA in Marketing from Kennesaw State University. A longtime Alpharetta resident, she and her husband have a teenage son and a very bossy Australian shepherd. Outside of work she enjoys baking, thrifting, and finding the next great restaurant.