Gary Urda

Gary Urda is the current Senior Vice President of Sales at Simon & Schuster. Gary has over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, including previous positions as VP, Director of Distributor Sales and Retail Marketing at S&S, Inc., and Director of Sales at Lightning Source. In their current role, Gary oversees all sales operations for Simon & Schuster's US trade business. Gary is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Gary Urda has an MBA in Business from Lehigh University College of Business and a BSBA in Marketing from Villanova University.

Gary Urda reports to Jonathan Karp, President and CEO, Simon & Schuster, Inc.. They work with Dana Canedy - SVP and Publisher, Simon & Schuster, David Snow - VP, Human Resources, and Kevin Hanson - President, Simon & Schuster Canada.