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Penguin: Because Reading Matters

Kimberly Meilun, Assistant Editor

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…

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Margot Stamas, Associate Publisher and Director of Publicity and Marketing

Margot 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…

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Portfolio

Since Portfolio was founded by Adrian Zackheim in 2001, it has emerged as a major force in nonfiction publishing for ambitious people. We connect readers with powerful ideas that inform and improve their lives, within the workplace and beyond. Portfolio authors are innovators, entrepreneurs, and experts who aren’t afraid to take risks and change the world, and who reflect the diversity of voices, identities, experiences, and goals we see in our community of readers.

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Noah 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.

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