Krystal Hartig is a Research and Program Assistant at the Perth USAsia Centre. She currently helps develop and manage a range of programs that focus on Northeast Asia and the Australia-Asia-US Partnership in Emerging Asia. Within the Perth USAsia Centre, Krystal also assists Kim Beazley AC.

Krystal has a Master of International Affairs (2016) from the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Asian Studies and Politics & International Studies (2014) from Murdoch University.

Prior to the Perth USAsia Centre, she has held a number of leadership roles including Perth Branch Director at Young Australians in International Affairs, Vice-President of Education at Willetton Toastmasters, Youth Governor at the Western Australian YMCA Youth Parliament and President of the Murdoch-Japan Relief Association coordinating a university based relief effort in response to the 2011 Fukushima Disaster.