Elizabeth Linder

Executive Director, Beautiful Destinations

Elizabeth Linder is currently the Executive Director at Beautiful Destinations, leading the company's government relations and nation branding division. Elizabeth is at the forefront of advising Ministers, senior government officials, and think tanks such as Chatham House, where she is a Senior Fellow, on how they can help unlock opportunities especially at this difficult time.

It was under Elizabeth's supervision that Beautiful Destinations won its past and present clients such as the Ministry of Egypt; the Jamaica Tourist Board, where the company serves as the Agency of Record; Panama; Germany; and most recently, the UNWTO Award for "destination healing" in the wake of COVID's terrible impact on the travel and tourism industry. 

Elizabeth has her background at Google, YouTube, and Facebook, where she spent eight years, between 2008 and 2016, and founded the Politics & Government division for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region.