Veronica Velasco, Editorial Assistant

Veronica Velasco

Veronica Velasco joined Portfolio in September 2021. She is repeatedly drawn towards nonfiction that aims to help us better connect with each other, professionally and personally, through idea-driven books and compelling narratives. With a particular interest in journalism, politics, psychology, sociology, feminism, and self-help, she is eager to seek out books with stories that aim…

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Megan McCormack, Assistant Editor

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Megan McCormack joined Portfolio in January 2021. She is interested in prescriptive books that deal with career development, communication, confidence, and personal finance, as well as idea-driven nonfiction which teaches us about the human mind or human behavior in unexpected ways; surprising subcultures; business scandals and corporate underbellies; and the impacts of tech and social…

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Helen Healey-Cunningham, Executive Editor

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Helen gets excited about idea-driven books that offer bold new ways to see the world. She’s always looking for books that warn of looming dangers, make provocative arguments, meditate on serious issues, and inspire positive change. She has edited a diverse cast of experts, from survivalists and evolutionary psychologists to clinical psychologists, activists, philosophers, and CIA…

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Merry Sun, Editor

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Merry Sun joined Portfolio in 2015. She publishes brilliant thinkers who are on a mission to share their ideas with smart, hungry readers. Topics in economics, social psychology, finance, technology, and the food business by academics and journalists interest her most. She also acquires practical non-fiction by smart and singular voices with a bold message.…

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Trish Daly, Senior Editor

Trish Daly

Trish Daly joined Portfolio in 2019 with a focus on narrative and platform-driven nonfiction, especially business and economics, current affairs, big ideas, journalism, and the occasional memoir. She began her career at HarperCollins, where she acquired Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, and later worked at Little, Brown with the…

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Bria Sandford, Executive Editor

Bria Sandford joined Portfolio and Sentinel in 2012 and helped launch Thesis in 2022. She has edited twenty New York Times bestsellers, and her authors include Chris Arnade, Michael Lind, Russell Moore, Abigail Shrier, Christine Emba, Nellie Bowles, John McWhorter, Arthur Brooks, Brian Kilmeade, and Oprah Winfrey. She tweets at @blsandford.

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Kimberly Meilun, Assistant Editor

Kimberly Meilun, Assistant Editor

Kimberly Meilun joined Portfolio in 2019 after working in anti-financial crime consulting and criminal defense. She’s interested in acquiring books by leaders who are reforming systems and institutions, prescriptive business and personal development books by female authors with strong voices and points of view, prescriptive and inspirational books by and for ambitious creatives, and idea-driven…

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Margot Stamas, Associate Publisher and Director of Publicity and Marketing

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Margot Stamas joined Portfolio in 2012. As the Associate Publisher and Director of Publicity and Marketing, Margot is responsible for overseeing the promotional strategy across the Portfolio, Sentinel, and Optimism lists. She has led bestselling campaigns for Sophia Amoruso’s #GIRLBOSS, Marie Forleo’s Everything Is Figureoutable, Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism, Emily Chang’s Brotopia, Gregory Zuckerman’s The Man Who Solved the Market, and more.

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Noah Schwartzberg, Executive Editor

Noah Schwartzberg, Senior Editor

Noah joined Portfolio in 2019, focused on business, economics, finance, and politics. His authors run the gamut from economists to entrepreneurs, generals to journalists. He’s especially interested in stories that shine a light on critical but overlooked issues at the intersection of business and society.

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