Linden Ellis is the US Director of chinadialogue, where she has established the organization’s first office in the US, based in San Francisco. She manages and raises funds for US operations, as well as writing and commissioning articles. Ms Ellis is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, and before joining chinadialogue, she was project assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar’s China Environment Forum. At the Forum, Linden authored and coauthored numerous articles on Chinese environmental and food safety challenges and opportunities for cooperation with the US. She has a BA in Chinese language, with a concentration in environmental studies from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.