Timothy Sullivan

Executive Director at The University of California Press

Timothy Sullivan served as the Executive Director of the University of California Press from February 2018 to April 29, 2022.1 2

Background and Career

Before joining UC Press, Sullivan had an extensive career in publishing:

Editorial Director at Harvard Business Review (HBR) Press from October 2011 to January 20181
Executive Editor at HBR Press from September 2010 to October 20111
Senior editor for HBR magazine1
Worked in university press publishing at Princeton University Press1
Held positions at trade publishers Penguin and Basic Books1

Education

Sullivan's educational background includes:

BA in History with a music minor from the University of Vermont1
MA in History1
Completed graduate coursework towards a PhD in World History from the University of Hawaii1

Accomplishments at UC Press

During his tenure as Executive Director, Sullivan:

Reinvigorated the Press's prestigious trade publishing program2
Expanded the Press's offering of previously out-of-print backlist titles2
Launched several prize-winning journals2

Current Position

After stepping down from UC Press in April 2022, Sullivan joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) crypto as an editor.3 4

Timothy Sullivan's LinkedIn profile username is tim-sullivan-bb0176b, where he describes his role at UC Press as leading "one of the largest, most progressive university presses in the country".4