Megan McCormack, Associate Editor

Megan McCormack Editorial Assistant Portfolio

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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Since joining Portfolio and Sentinel in 2017, Helen has acquired and edited eight New York Times bestsellers. She gets excited about idea-driven books that offer bold new ways to see the world, especially books that warn of looming dangers, make provocative arguments, meditate on serious issues, and inspire positive change. She has edited a diverse cast…

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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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Suzy Swartz, Associate Editor

Suzy Swartz joined Avery in 2017. She works with Lucia Watson on books like The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro, The Alcohol Experiment by Annie Grace, Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, MD, Sababa by Adeena Sussman. Suzy’s first acquisition was the IACP Award-nominated The Zero-Waste Chef by Anne-Marie Bonneau, and she’s since edited…

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Hannah Steigmeyer, Editor

Editor Hannah Steigmeyer joined Avery and TarcherPerigee in 2017 with a focus on nonfiction in the accessible science and health & wellness space. She has a special interest in novel entrepreneurial approaches to science, technology, health, and business. Her upcoming books include Fasting Cancer by Valter Longo, PhD, Adaptable by Herman Pontzer, PhD, and Booster…

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Terezia Cicel, Senior Editor

Terezia Cicel joined Viking in 2018, after several years at Knopf and Blue Rider Press. She edits serious and narrative nonfiction in a wide range of topics, including history, science, big idea, current affairs, true crime, pop culture, and more. Her list includes best-selling and award-winning books by authors such as Vaclav Smil, Dan Jones,…

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Matt Klise, Editor

Matt Klise (he/him) joined Penguin Books in 2015 after working as a bookseller. He has edited a range of nonfiction, including memoir, environmental and science writing, psychology, philosophy, business, and food and drink, among others; and has worked with a wide array of authors, including Matt Haig, Benjamin Taylor, George Monbiot, Camper English, Phil Gaimon,…

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Ibrahim Ahmad, Executive Editor

Ibrahim Ahmad joined Viking as executive editor in 2021. His nonfiction interests include current affairs, politics, history, science and technology, biography, business, and pop culture. He also publishes an eclectic array of literary fiction and crime fiction, with a particular focus on incendiary, urgent voices that subvert and expand the existing literature. His first title…

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