David Steinberger

David Steinberger is an American businessman, CEO of Arcadia Publishing and Chairman of the National Book Foundation.
== Early life and education ==
Steinberger was born in New York. He graduated from Columbia University’s School of Engineering and earned an MBA from the Wharton School.
== Early career ==
Steinberger’s career began in New York City government where he rose to become Deputy Transportation Commissioner for Bridges. According to the New York Times, Steinberger’s willingness to speak openly about public safety concerns contributed to his departure from the position in 1991. After City Government, Steinberger joined management consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton.
== Publishing career ==
In 1996 Steinberger left Booz Allen Hamilton to join the publishing industry as President of the Adult Trade Group at HarperCollins Publishers, a Division of NewsCorp. Steinberger became CEO of Perseus Books Group in 2004. After Steinberger completed a series of acquisitions , Perseus Books was named Publisher of the Year in 2007 by Publisher’s Weekly which described the company as “arguably the most important independent publishing company in the nation.” Perseus Books launched digital initiatives which the New York Times described as providing “hundreds of small publishers easier access to digital book technology” Books published by Perseus included Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger , as well as books by chess champion Gary Kasparov, Nobel Physics Prize-winner Richard Feynman, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee.. Steinberger sold Perseus Books in 2016 in 2 simultaneous transactions, to Hachette Books Group and Ingram Content Group, after an earlier attempt at an exit transaction fell through. 
In 2018, Steinberger and lead investors Michael Lynton , Chairman of Snap Inc., and Lily Lynton assembled an investor group to acquire independent publishing businesses, starting with Arcadia Publishing where Steinberger became CEO. The investor group includes Len Blavatnik , Tony Ressler and Walter Isaacson. Arcadia, noted for its unique approach to publishing hyper-local titles subsequently acquired Pelican Publishing, Wildsam and River Road Press. 
Steinberger is Chairman of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards.. During his tenure, the National Book Foundation in 2016 appointed Lisa Lucas as Executive Director, the first Black person and the first woman in that role and launched Book Rich Environments, described by the LA Times as turning “book deserts into literary oases.” Steinberger is also a board member of the Fund for the City of New York.
== Personal life ==
Steinberger is married to Dara Caponigro, the creative director at F. Schumacher & Co., and former Editor-in-Chief at Veranda, Decoration Director at House Beautiful and Style Director at Domino.
== References ==
==External links==
* David Steinberger on linkedin
* Michael Lynton, David Steinberger Buy Arcadia Publishing
* Arcadia Readies for Second Year Under New Ownership
* David Steinberger's email & phone | Arcadia Publishing's
* New Investment Company Makes First Purchase: Arcadia publishing
Category:American businesspeople
Category:American businessmen
Category:People from New York City
Category:American chief executives
Category:Columbia University alumni
Category:Master's degrees