Fabrizio La Rocca
About Fabrizio La Rocca
Fabrizio La Rocca is the SVP Creative Director at Penguin Random House, leading visual development and digital transformation efforts. He has extensive experience in both print and digital publishing, with a focus on travel, reference, language, and education content categories.
Title and Current Position
Fabrizio La Rocca serves as the Senior Vice President Creative Director at Penguin Random House, located in the Greater New York City Area. In this role, he leads the visual development and digital transformation of publishing brands. His responsibilities encompass consumer products, brand design, and corporate communication.
Previous Experience at Random House
Before his current role, Fabrizio worked at Random House in several positions. From 2010 to 2014, he was the Vice President Creative Director for the Digital Publishing Group. Prior to that, he served as the Vice President Creative Director for the Information Group from 2002 to 2010. His tenure at Random House was marked by dedicated service in the Greater New York City Area.
Experience in Travel and Educational Content
Fabrizio boasts an extensive background in both print and digital publishing, particularly in travel, reference, language, and education content categories. He worked at Fodor's Travel as Art Director / Creative Director from 1987 to 2002. He also worked for Scholastic Inc. as Art Director for one year from 1986 to 1987.
Academic Background
Fabrizio's academic journey includes studying Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1984. He also holds a degree in Political Science from Sapienza Università di Roma, completed in 1982. Before that, he achieved the French Baccalaureat at Lycée Chateaubriand of Rome in 1977.
Teaching Experience
Beyond his professional roles, Fabrizio has contributed to academia as an Adjunct Professor at the School of Visual Arts from 2002 to 2005. He taught Design & Communication, sharing his extensive industry experience with the next generation of designers.