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Penguin: Because Reading Matters

Sabrey Manning, Editorial Assistant

Sabrey joined Portfolio in April 2023. Captivated by those who challenge the status quo, Sabrey is drawn to unconventional success stories, pioneering business and societal models, and disruptive ideas that spark transformative movements. She is fueled by a mission to publish works by change agents who share profound insights into their journeys to success in business,…

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Sabrey Manning, Editorial Assistant

Sabrey joined Portfolio in April 2023. Captivated by those who challenge the status quo, Sabrey is drawn to unconventional success stories, pioneering business and societal models, and disruptive ideas that spark transformative movements. She is fueled by a mission to publish works by change agents who share profound insights into their journeys to success in business,…

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Leila Sandlin, Editorial Assistant

Leila joined Portfolio in April 2023. She’s interested in nonfiction for curious people, ranging anywhere from social psychology to environmental policy. To her, nothing is more gripping than a brilliantly constructed argument shedding light on the underpinning and overlooked facets of culture and society.

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Lydia Yadi, Senior Editor

Lydia joined Portfolio UK in 2016 and made the leap to Portfolio US in 2022. She loves publishing energizing ideas for ambitious professionals by coaches, academics, and entrepreneurs with unique voices. She’s interested in fresh takes on entrepreneurship, careers, female empowerment, psychology, big ideas, and self-help. In London, she published six Sunday Times bestsellers. Her…

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Megan Wenerstrom, Editorial Assistant

Megan Wenerstrom joined Portfolio in May 2022, after five years as a high school English teacher. She is interested in politics, history, education policy, and compelling investigations into the worlds of business, finance, and technology.

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Veronica Velasco, Editorial Assistant

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

Megan McCormack joined Portfolio in January 2021. She is interested in prescriptive and idea-driven nonfiction which teaches us about the human mind or human behavior in unexpected ways; surprising subcultures; business scandals and corporate underbellies; communication and confidence; and the impacts of tech and social media on society. She is also particularly keen on provocative…

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Helen Healey-Cunningham, Editor

Helen gets excited about rebellious ideas, forceful arguments, and advice that really works. Since joining Portfolio in 2017, she’s edited four New York Times bestsellers. Her areas of interest include politics, Christianity, racial and economic justice, corporate and political corruption, wealth management, entrepreneurship, communication, venture capital, and practical life skills.

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Merry Sun, Editor

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 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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