Brianna Yamashita

Brianna Yamashita is an experienced marketing professional in the publishing industry, currently serving as the VP and Executive Director of Marketing for Scribner at Simon & Schuster since February 2020. Prior to this role, Brianna held the position of Marketing Director at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company from January 2018 to January 2020, and served as Associate Publisher and Executive Director of Publicity & Marketing at Penguin Random House from October 2008 to January 2018. Additional experience includes roles as Publicity Manager at Workman Publishing, Manager of PR at Dorchester Publishing, and Associate Editor at Publishers Weekly. Brianna's educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and Psychology from Skidmore College and further studies at NYU School of Continuing Studies.