Becky Linder is Policy Advisor for the AeA-Advancing the Business of Technology in Cooperation with the U.S. Information Technology Office (USITO). Based in Beijing, China, Ms. Linder is responsible for organizing high-tech industry positions and advocacy on Chinese environmental and trade policy issues affecting the global technology sector. Prior to moving to Beijing, Ms. Linder worked as Director of International Trade Policy at AeA-Advancing the Business of Technology. While based in Washington, D.C., Ms. Linder worked closely with the high-tech industry to build an effective strategy for responding to global RoHS type regulations in China, Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States. Prior to joining AeA in April 2004, Ms. Linder worked as Senior Legislative Assistant for Congressman Cass Ballenger.

Ms. Linder holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Diplomacy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California. She received her Bachelor’s degree with departmental honors in political science from Lenior-Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina. Ms. Linder also studied in Beijing, China.