Born August 15, 1978, daughter of Tim (played minor league baseball in the Oakland A's organization) and Margie Walsh (played volleyball at Santa Clara and was twice named the team's MVP), Kerri's ambition is to play pro beach volleyball before starting a business career. She grew up in Scotts Valley, and played her high school volleyball at Archbishop Mitty in San Jose. At Stanford University, Kerri enjoyed one of the most successful collegiate careers of any player in volleyball history, ranked as the No. 1 high school recruit in the nation in 1995; 1995 Gatorade Circle of Champions National High School Player of the Year; 1995 USA Today/Mizuno First Team All-American; One of five female finalists for the 1995 Dial Award; Selected to the City of San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in June of 1995 ; 1994-95 USA Today Basketball Honorable Mention All-American ; Played volleyball for Mike Pitts at Archbishop Mitty and Dick Montgomery on Team Mizuno - all while earning her degree in American Studies.

Kerri was one of the leading talents on the United States Olympic Team that competed in Sydney, Australia in 2000, helping the U.S. Team to a strong 4th place finish. After Stanford and the Olympics, Kerri burst onto the beach volleyball circuit, bringing with her a long list of accomplishments from the indoor volleyball world. Teaming up with the dynamic Misty May, and rocketed to the #1 ranking in the world in competition on the FIVB (World) Tour. 2003 marked Kerri's first season on the U.S. beach tour, as she and Misty joined forces with the hot AVP Tour. Kerri and Misty went an incredible 38-0 during their first year on the AVP Tour, winning every domestic tournament in which they competed. Kerri has qualified to represent the USA in Athens this August for the Summer Olympic Games. While Walsh is making her Olympic beach volleyball debut in Athens, she with her teammates finished fourth in Sydney at the 2000 Olympics. Although the Americans lost the bronze-medal game to Brazil 25-18, 25-22, 25-21, Walsh left an impression in the quarterfinals against South Korea. Down 12-11 in the fifth set, Walsh dove off the court to keep the ball in play. The U.S. won the match and advanced to the semifinals.