Penguin Imprint
Francesco Sedita, President & Publisher
Francesco Sedita is the publisher of Penguin Workshop, where he works with an incredible team of people. Together, they make lots of things. Things like books of all shapes and sizes, from the sweetest of board books and pictures books like Jessica Hische’s Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave to Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors. And series like Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth’s Klawde, about an evil alien warlord cat who really is just looking for a friend on planet Earth. And beautiful middle-grade like She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) by the incomparable Ann Hood.
Read MorePhoebe Robinson, Founder
Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and actress. She is the co-creator and co-star of the hit podcast turned HBO series 2 Dope Queens and other critically acclaimed podcasts including Sooo Many White Guys and Black Frasier. She’s also the New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain and Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay, which…
Read MoreBenjamin Lee, Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher, Paperbacks & Backlist
Ben Lee joined Dutton, Putnam, and Berkley as Vice President, Associate Publisher of paperbacks in March 2015. He oversees the paperback conversion program for all of Dutton and Putnam’s books. Prior to joining Dutton, Putnam, and Berkley, Ben was most recently VP, Associate Publisher of Atria Books at Simon & Schuster, overseeing campaigns for many New York Times bestselling authors including Brad Thor, Jennifer Weiner, Vince Flynn, Theresa Caputo, Rachael Ray and Buddy Valastro.
Read MoreChristine Ball, Executive Vice President, Publisher
Christine has overseen the campaigns for many bestselling and award-winning authors including Rick Atkinson, Paul Auster, Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardner, Hank Green, Jasmine Guillory, Tami Hoag, Daniel Levitin, Barack Obama, Nick Offerman, and Delia Owens.
Read MoreIvan Held, President
Ivan Held is President of Putnam, Dutton, and Berkley. He currently oversees business, editorial, and publishing strategies for Putnam and Berkley.
Read MoreSarah Hutson, VP, Director of Publicity
Sarah Hutson is Vice President, Director of Publicity at Penguin Press. She joined Penguin Press in 2004 after having worked in publicity at Henry Holt & Company and Vintage Books
Read MoreScott Moyers, Vice President and Publisher
Scott Moyers is Vice President and Publisher of Penguin Press. He began his career in Doubleday’s editorial department, where he worked from 1991 to 1995 before moving to Scribner as Associate Editor. In 1998, Mr. Moyers joined Ann Godoff at Random House, where he rose to the position of Senior Editor. Mr. Moyers then joined…
Read MoreAnn Godoff, President and Editor-in-Chief
Ann Godoff is President and Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Press, which she founded in 2003. She has had a distinguished and singular career in book publishing, editing and publishing many award-winning and bestselling works of fiction and nonfiction. She first joined the editorial department of Simon & Schuster in 1980, and in 1987 became Senior Editor at Atlantic Monthly…
Read MoreNoah Schwartzberg, Executive 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.
Read MoreRick Kot, Executive Editor
Rick Kot, executive editor, Viking, a native of Chicago, is a graduate of Stanford University. He has edited a broad range of nonfiction (as well as the occasional novel) in areas ranging from current affairs to science, business, history, biography, and the arts.
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