A uniquely diversified group of literacy-minded professionals from finance, fashion, advertising, media, entertainment, publishing and education has been formed to counsel, direct and propose the shape of the Quills programs and its awards event. Additionally, the Council will select each year's "Distinguished Service Award." Founding members of the Executive Council are:
Executive Council
Peter Bart
Editor-in-Chief
Variety
Jeff Berg
Chairman & CEO
International Creative Management, Inc.
Matt Blank
Chairman & CEO
Showtime Networks
Stuart Brotman
President
Museum of Television & Radio
Colin Calendar
President
HBO Films
James E. Chandler
President & CEO
Ingram Book Group, Inc.
Peggy Conlon
President
The Advertising Council
Avin Mark Domnitz
CEO
The American Booksellers Assn.
Sir Harry Evans
Editor & Author
Rich Freese
President
Publishers Group West
Jane Friedman
President & CEO
HarperCollins Publishers
Robert Gottlieb
Chairman
Trident Media Group, LLC
Scott Greenstein
President, Entertainment & Sports
Sirius Radio
Craig Hatkoff
Co-Founder
Tribeca Film Festival
Richard Heller
Partner
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Jay Ireland
President
NBC Universal Stations
Greg Josefowicz
Chairman, President & CEO
Borders Group, Inc.
Jon Kamen
Founder/CEO
@Radical Media
Larry Kirshbaum
Chairman
The Time Warner Book Group
Gerry Laybourne
Chairman & CEO
The Oxygen Network
Ken Lipper
Senior Advisor
Cushman Wakefield
Michael Lynton
Chairman & CEO
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Jed Lyons
President
National Book Network
William McGorry
V-P, Publisher
Publishers Weekly
Bob Miller
President
Hyperion Books
Jack Myers
CEO
Jack Myers Report
Katherine Oliver
Commissioner
New York City Mayor's Office of Film TV & Theater
Peter Olson
Chairman & CEO
Random House
Martin Puris
Chairman and CEO
Not Traditional Media Inc.
Jack Romanos
President & CEO
Simon & Schuster
Brendan Ryan
CEO
Foote Cone & Belding Worldwide
Patricia Schroeder
President & CEO
The Association of American Publishers
Tom Sherak
President
Revolution Studios
Randy Siegel
President & Publisher
Parade Publications
Andrew Snyder
President
Cambridge Information Group
Mark Suchomel
President
Independent Publishers Group
Michael Wolf
Director, Global Leader, Media & Entertainment Practice
McKinsey & Co.
Jim Wiatt
President & Co-CEO
William Morris Agency
