Sala Elise Patterson is a writer interested in stories that reveal untold truths, highlight unsung heroes and celebrate hidden beauty.

She began her career as an editor at Condé Nast Traveler Magazine and has since written about art, culture, current events, travel and lifestyle for The Atlantic’s CiytLab, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, KINFOLK, Ford Foundation Report, and Harvard Design Magazine, where she is a contributing writer. A serial expatriate (eight countries on five continents) and linguist (five languages), Sala brings a cross-cultural perspective to every story she writes.

Sala is the founding director of The Songhai Group, a boutique strategy firm, and she is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Phillips Collection, a modern and contemporary art museum in Washington, DC.