Speaker

Elizabeth Linder

Chief Diplomatic Officer, Brooch Associates

Elizabeth Linder is an award-winning expert in modern corporate diplomacy and the Founder of Brooch Associates. She has represented U.S. and international technology firms at the head-of-state, ministerial, and national political levels in 57 countries, helping leaders and organizations navigate global partnerships, diplomacy-led expansion, and strategic communications.
Elizabeth serves as the Director of the Kinross House Meetings in Scotland, a discreet think tank dedicated to transatlantic diplomacy. She is the Co-Chair of the St. James’s Roundtable at Chatham House, a Board Member of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and a Senior Advisor to the Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington, DC.
Previously, Elizabeth built Facebook’s first Politics & Government division for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa during the Arab Spring, earning her the nickname “Facebook’s Secretary of State.” She began her career at Google/YouTube, where she worked with the company’s co-founders during YouTube’s early rise as a global platform for civic expression.
At BRIDGE Summit, Elizabeth Linder will share how empathy, communication, and strategy can create global impact.