Elyse Ribbons

Elyse Ribbons (born October 27, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, writer, businesswoman, and playwright who lives and works in Beijing.

Known in China by her Chinese name Liu Suying (柳素英)[1] who spends time on both corporate work media work (via columns, a nationally syndicated radio show- China Radio International's Laowai Kandian Archived 2017-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, regular news media appearances and filming movies).

She is currently the CEO and Founder of GeiLi Giving, winner of several awards in the startup[2] and social entrepreneurial[3] space.

She has authored several articles for Forbes magazine[4] on business, culture, and life in China.

Ribbons also created and produced the annual Shifen (10-minute) Theater Festival in China's capital city, featuring productions lasting anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes long.