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 books about mindset or behavior shifts with large impact. Her authors include the founder of the Bail Project and the Bronx Defenders, Robin Steinberg, internationally-recognized DEI consultant, Deanna Singh, Lyrical Lemonade founder, Cole Bennett, and time management expert and bestselling author, Laura Vanderkam.