University of Toronto Press
Jessica Mosher has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Currently, they are serving as the President, Publisher, and CEO at the University of Toronto Press, where they oversee three divisions and manages the production of numerous scholarly books and journals. Prior to this role, they worked at Nelson as the Executive Vice President and Managing Director. During their tenure, they implemented strategic changes and positioned Nelson as a global leader in educational content through the adoption of SaaS-based models. Before joining Nelson, Jessica served as a Director on the Board of Directors at Access Copyright. Jessica also held various leadership positions at Pearson, including General Manager, Higher Education, Editor in Chief, Director of Platform Development, Executive Product Manager, and Senior Product Manager. Notably, they led successful mergers, achieved significant revenue growth, and managed multi-million dollar projects. Jessica's career began at Nelson as a Sales Representative and Acquisitions Editor, where they gained industry knowledge and contributed to brand management.
Jessica Mosher's education history includes the following:
- Jessica attended the Institute of Corporate Directors and studied Boardroom Financials.
- Jessica also attended the same institute and completed a program called Board Dynamics for Executives.
- Jessica obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, specializing in Essentials for Managers.
- Jessica pursued a Master of Arts Studies degree in Medieval Philosophy at The University of British Columbia.
- Jessica completed their undergraduate studies at McGill University, where they earned a Bachelor of Theology Studies degree in Religious Studies.
- Additionally, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Philosophy from McGill University.
University of Toronto Press
Founded in 1901, University of Toronto Press (UTP) is Canada's leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. UTP publishes approximately 200 new scholarly, course, reference, and general-interest books each year and maintains a backlist of over 3,500 titles. In early 2008 University of Toronto Press acquired the Broadview Press publishing lists in anthropology, history, politics, and sociology. Broadview's editors in these areas, as well as a significant portion of Broadview's sales and marketing, production, and management teams, joined UTP's Scholarly Publishing team and are now part of the integrated Book Publishing Division. In partnership with the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Press launched Rotman-UTP Publishing in October 2008, a new imprint devoted to publishing actionable business information of exceptional quality. More recently, UTP acquired the New Jewish Press from the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies. The New Jewish Press imprint will publish outstanding books in the domains of Jewish culture, history, philosophy, literature, and religion. The Journals Division is dedicated to innovation in publishing and the sustainability of scholarly journals. The Journals Division offers bilingual online peer review and editorial support; copy-editing, typesetting, and XML tagging; e-publishing and printing; marketing management and advertising sales; circulation and distribution. The Distribution Division offers competitive services to a broad range of clients, including publishers, government institutions, and other corporations. The Retail Division is a highly regarded and successful campus retailer, which operates five stores across four campuses for the University of Toronto and OCAD University with a focus on being service-oriented, responsive to student needs, innovative, and providing quality products at reasonable prices.