Sylvia Chen

Sylvia Chen is an experienced author currently associated with Penguin Random House since May 2024 and Simon & Schuster since 2021. Previously, Sylvia held leadership roles at Iconoculture from 2007 to 2011, where responsibilities included overseeing strategic management of qualitative consumer research, enhancing community engagement, and achieving significant sales growth. Prior expertise includes roles at Yankee Group, where Sylvia was involved in the overhaul of survey products, and technical consulting positions at CSG Systems, Lucent, and MicroStrategy, focusing on software solutions and data analysis. Sylvia holds a B.A. in Statistics from Columbia University and has an extensive background in both creative and analytical disciplines, complemented by training at The Juilliard School as a piano major.