Astrid Scholz is Vice President for Knowledge Systems at Ecotrust, a Portland, Oregon, based conservation organization committed to building a future that strengthens communities and the environment from Alaska to California—the lands and waters of Salmon Nation. Responsible for managing Ecotrust’s analytical, technical and cartographic capacities, she oversees a staff of 12 and a variety of projects that link the social, economic and ecological systems of the bioregion. Astrid is an affiliate faculty member of Oregon State University’s College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, and is the co-editor of a book on integrated marine geographic information systems, Place Matters, published by OSU Press in spring 2005. She serves on the boards of the Pacific Marine Conservation Council, Habitat Media and the Living Oceans Society, and is a member of the Science Advisory Team to the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative in California. She received her M.A. in Economics and Philosophy from the University of St. Andrews, her M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Bristol, and her Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley.