About Norton

W. W. Norton & Company has been independent since its founding in 1923, when William Warder Norton and Mary D. Herter Norton first published lectures delivered at the People's Institute, the adult education division of New York City's Cooper Union. The firm soon expanded its program beyond the Institute, publishing books by celebrated academics from America and abroad. By midcentury, the two major pillars of Norton's publishing program—trade books and college texts—were firmly established. In the 1950s the Norton family transferred control of the company to its employees, and today—with a staff of five hundred and hundreds of trade, college, and professional titles published each year—W. W. Norton & Company stands as the largest and oldest publishing house owned wholly by its employees.

Want to learn more?

• Visit the Norton Centenary Page to learn about the oldest, largest book publishing house owned by its employees.
• Please watch Julia Reidhead's history of Norton session or visit the Norton website to read more about Norton's history.
• Listen to an introduction to Norton's Trade editorial department by Brendan Curry and Nomi Victor (July 2021)
• Watch an introduction to Norton's College editorial department by Ann Shin and Mike Wright (August 2021)

Directory

A directory of Norton staff is available on the General Norton Sharepoint Site.

Norton Leadership

• President and Chair of the Board: Julia Reidhead
• Chief Financial Officer: Jorie Krumpfer
• Chief Product Officer: Karl Bakeman
• Chief Communications Officer: Louise Brockett
• Managing Director, International: John Donovan
• General Counsel: Laura Goldin
• Controller: Katarzyna Kulikowski
• Chief Information Officer: Ray Worrell

Trade Department

The Trade Department publishes books for the general public. Trade titles can be viewed at https://wwnorton.com/reader.

• Publishing Director: Brendan Curry
• Editor-in-Chief: Dan Gerstle
• Marketing Director: Meredith McGinnis
• Director of Trade Sales: Steven Pace
• Editorial Director, Countryman Press: Ann Treistman
• VP of Operations: Nomi Victor
• Editor-in-Chief and Publishing Director, Liveright: Peter Simon

College Department

The College Department publishes books and other content for education. College titles can be viewed at https://wwnorton.com/student.

• Director of College Publishing: Mike Wright
• Director of Marketing Research and Strategy: Erin Brown
• Publishing Director: Carly Fraser Doria
• Director of College Analysis and Finance: Steve Dunn
• Director of Sales: Erik Fahlgren
• Editorial Director: Ann Shin
• Director of Sales & Market Development: Annie Stewart