Elizabeth Knup

Elizabeth Knup is a Senior Fellow at the Jackson School of Global Affairs at Yale University where she teaches about contemporary Chinese governance systems and how international organizations work both in and with China in the current era. Prior to joining the Jackson School she served as the Regional Director for China at the Ford Foundation from 2013-2023 where she oversaw Ford’s operations in China and its programmatic strategies focused on US-China relations, understanding China’s political and economic power in the world, and strengthening China’s domestic philanthropic sector.

Elizabeth moved to China in 1998 to be the American Co-Director of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies after serving ten years at the National Committee on US-China Relations. She then spent 11 years in the private sector as President, Pearson Education China; Chief Representative, Pearson Group; and Managing Director, Kamsky Associates.

Elizabeth is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Committee on US-China Relations and she serves as an Advisor to the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University of Cairo, as an Advisor to the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations at the University of Pennsylvania and as a Senior Advisor to China Focus at The Carter Center. She recently joined the Board of the American Mandarin Society and the US-China Education Trust.

Elizabeth Knup 是耶鲁大学杰克逊全球事务学院的高级研究员，她主要教授当代中国治理体系以及国际组织在当前时代如何在中国境内及与中国合作开展工作。在加入杰克逊学院之前，她于2013年至2023年担任福特基金会中国区主任，负责监督福特基金会在中国的运营及其项目战略，重点关注中美关系、理解中国在世界上的政治和经济影响力，以及加强中国国内慈善事业的发展。

Elizabeth 于1998年移居中国，担任霍普金斯-南京中美研究中心的美方联合主任，此前她在美国中国关系全国委员会工作了十年。随后，她在私营部门工作了11年，担任Pearson Education中国区总裁、首席代表以及Kamsky Associates总经理。

Elizabeth 是美国中国关系全国委员会董事会成员，她担任开罗美国大学全球事务与公共政策学院顾问、宾夕法尼亚大学“美中关系未来项目”顾问，以及The Carter Center“中国焦点”项目高级顾问。她最近加入了American Mandarin Society和US-China Education Trust的董事会。