Sheri Liao

Sheri Liao is one of China's best-known environmental activists and journalists. In 1996, she founded the Global Village of Bejing, a grassroots environmental organization that has received much international praise, including commendations from the United Nations and the White House. She is also producer of the weekly Chinese TV program "Time for Environment." Ms. Liao holds a master's degree in philosophy from Zhongshan University. She is a former researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.