Writer focused on sustainable foods; veteran animal advocate as seen on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business Network, and other channels; work featured on hundreds of news sites, including NBC News, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Financial Times; opinion contributor for Nature, USA Today, WIRED, South China Morning Post, The Nikkei, and other prominent publications. Southern California resident; experienced traveler to all 50 U.S. states and 50+ countries, including Bhutan, Myanmar, Cuba, Argentina, Vietnam, Egypt, and Tanzania.Currently serving as Senior Writer at the Good Food Institute APAC—Asia's leading alternative protein think tank. Also working as a freelance author, represented by Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. Former international consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Director of International Youth Outreach at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Progressive political organizer; former Executive Committee Chair of Democrats Abroad in Vietnam and an external policy advisor on agriculture and rural development issues for Joe Biden's presidential campaign.Jjimjilbang enthusiast, nonfiction reader, early riser, e-bike rider, and aspiring explorer.