Barbara Marcus is President and Publisher of Random House Children’s Books, where she is responsible for overseeing all publishing and business activities. Before joining Random House, Barbara served as the Strategic Innovations Advisor to Penguin Books USA focusing on new ventures and new publishing opportunities.
Prior to that, Barbara was President, Scholastic Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution where she was responsible for all children’s consumer book publishing and distribution in the United States for over 20 years. During her tenure, she led the expansion of the business from approximately 50 million in revenue to over 1 billion in revenue. After acquiring J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for publication in the United States in 1998, Barbara also led the publishing effort for six out of the seven Harry Potter titles.