From 2000–2008, Porter Erisman worked as a vice president at Alibaba.com and Alibaba Group, at various times leading the company’s international website operations, international marketing, and corporate affairs as one of the company’s first American employees. He is the writer/director of Crocodile in the Yangtze, an award-winning documentary about the rise of Alibaba and its famous founder, Jack Ma. An expert on e-commerce in emerging markets, he has consulted to e-commerce companies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He lives in Shanghai, China.