Prior to joining the Ministry of Culture, she was the General Manager of the Theatre Vanemuine and from 2014 until 2019 of the Theatre Ugala.
Kristiina Alliksaar has obtained a Master's degree in change management at the University of Tartu and cultural management at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
She is a member of the following supervisory boards and councils: Estonian National Museum, Member of the Advisory Board 2022– ... Association of Estonian Performing Arts Institutions, Chairman of the Board 2022–2023 Member of the Board of Advisors of the UT Viljandi Culture Academy 2021– …