Thomas Gebremedhin

Thomas Gebremedhin is the Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House.12 He joined Doubleday in 2020 after nearly a decade working in magazines.2 Gebremedhin has a diverse background in publishing and journalism:

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Vice President & Executive Editor at Doubleday (Penguin Random House) since September 202012
• Previous Positions:
  • Senior Editor at The Atlantic (July 2019 - September 2020)1
  • Culture Editor at WSJ Magazine (August 2015 - June 2019)1
  • Assistant Editor at Tim Duggan Books (Penguin Random House) (July 2014 - August 2015)1
  • Features Assistant at Vogue (June 2013 - July 2014)1

Education

• MFA in Fiction (Creative Writing) from Iowa Writers' Workshop1
• Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, Ethics from Duke University1

Notable Achievements

• His first acquisition at Doubleday, Hua Hsu's "Stay True," won the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography2
• Focuses on acquiring and developing works of memoir, biography, history, criticism, essays, and literary fiction2
• Known for recognizing overlooked perspectives and adding value to the literary ecosystem3

Gebremedhin is described as having eclectic tastes and a commitment to empowering writers and readers.3 He is fluent in English and Tigrinya.1