Molly Stern

Molly Stern is the Founder and CEO of Zando, an innovative new publishing house that collaborates with influential people, platforms, and institutions to drive awareness for worthy new literary work. Zando’s partners include Lena Waithe, Gillian Flynn, John Legend, Sarah Jessica Parker, Crooked Media, and others. Prior to launching Zando, Stern’s publishing career spanned 25 years. She counts among her publishing achievements three Pulitzer wins in three different categories (Fiction, General Non Fiction, and History), the execution of some of the most iconic and celebrated works of the last decade, the launch of internationally prominent imprints, and the publication of Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming. Molly also serves on the board of The Opportunity Network, an organization combating the inequity in college opportunity and professional mobility that disproportionately affects students of color and those from low-income communities.