Carolyn Bartholomew

Carolyn Bartholomew has over two decades of experience on nonprofit and corporate boards, in addition to a lifetime career of foreign policy expertise. For twenty years, she served as a Commissioner on the Congressionally-appointed U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), for which she served as Chair five times and as Vice Chair six times. Prior to her service on the USCC, she held senior-level positions in Congress, including as Chief of Staff and Counsel to former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and on key committees overseeing foreign policy and funding foreign aid, and the Intelligence Community. She has particular expertise in U.S.-China trade relations, security issues, and human rights, and has led efforts on the promotion of human rights and strengthening civil society in countries around the world. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Arts in Anthropology from Duke University, and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center. She is a member of the State Bar of California. She is the Chairman of the Board of Radio Free Asia (RFA) and serves as an advisor to the board of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation.