Karen Patterson

Karen Patterson has extensive experience in sales and marketing within the book publishing industry, currently serving as Sales Director for National Accounts at Simon and Schuster since March 2013. Previously, Patterson worked as a Marketing Consultant at Macmillan and held leadership roles at Sterling Publishing, including Vice President of Sales for National Accounts and Distribution Clients and Vice President of Trade & Institutional Sales. Patterson also spent three years at Random House as Vice President and Director of Sales, overseeing significant revenue and managing national account sales teams. Early career experience includes a decade at Barnes & Noble, culminating in the role of Director of Merchandising, where strategic leadership and marketing initiatives contributed to the company's financial success.