Portfolio Team
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…
Read MoreMargot 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 Press 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…
Read MoreNiki is editor-in-chief of Portfolio. In this role she oversees the acquisition and packaging strategy for the Portfolio and Thesis imprints. Niki is a passionate believer in nonfiction as a powerful tool for self-empowerment and education, and she is drawn to authors who are brilliant, bookish, and driven to share their knowledge and perspective with readers. In the last decade she has acquired and edited a number of bestselling and award-winning titles, including books by Ryan Holiday, Seth Godin, Annie Duke, Scott Galloway, Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Nir Eyal, Vanessa Van Edwards, Cal Newport, Shane Parrish, Indra Nooyi, James Rickards, Katy Milkman, Nick Bilton, and Brad Stulberg.
Read MoreTara Gilbride has over 20 years of experience promoting non-fiction authors and their books. As VP, Publicity Director, Associate Director of Marketing, she is in charge of helping authors find the largest readership possible through customized media and event outreach, creative online marketing campaigns and by generating innovative promotions that ignite preorder campaigns and reinvigorate backlist.
Read MoreAdrian Zackheim joined Penguin Group in September 2001 as Founder and Publisher of Portfolio. He then took on the additional challenge of starting Sentinel in April 2003. In 2018, he announced the addition of another new imprint to the group: The Optimism Press, in collaboration with Simon Sinek.
Read MoreNoah 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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