Meg LaBorde Kuehn

Brought on as Kirkus’ Vice President of Business Development in early 2011, Kuehn was named COO in 2012 and CEO in 2015. She oversees all business and editorial operations and is credited for leading the company’s turnaround and unprecedented growth after it was acquired from Nielsen. Prior to joining Kirkus, Kuehn earned success initially as a literary publicist, making her first national bestseller at the age of 22, and then in strategic development, helping build Greenleaf Book Group into one of the fastest growing companies in America.