Kjersti Thorjussen-Vikingsdal is an experienced HR advisor currently serving as an HR-rådgiver at Kristiansand kommune since September 2021 and has been a Seniorrådgiver focusing on HR kompetanseutvikling at Integrerings- og mangfoldsdirektoratet since 2010. From October 2013 to December 2014, Kjersti worked as a rådgiver at the Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB). Kjersti holds a Master's degree in Statsvitenskap from the University of Oslo, completed between 2006 and 2009.