Meg LaBorde Kuehn is the former Publisher and CEO of Kirkus Reviews. In her 14 years at Kirkus, she oversaw all business and editorial operations and was credited for leading the company’s turnaround and unprecedented growth after it was acquired from Nielsen. Prior to joining Kirkus, she earned success initially as a literary publicist, making her first national bestseller at the age of 22, and then in strategic development, helping build Greenleaf Book Group into one of the fastest growing companies in America and serving as Deputy Publisher of Bard Press.