Lance Fitzgerald
About Lance Fitzgerald
Lance Fitzgerald is the VP of Content and Business Development at Penguin Random House in New York, with extensive experience in subsidiary rights and a background in Media and Theater Arts from Montana State University-Bozeman.
Title and Current Role at Penguin Random House
Lance Fitzgerald holds the position of VP, Content and Business Development at Penguin Random House, located in New York, New York. In this role, he focuses on expanding the company's audio titles list to include foreign-language publishing and original audio publishing. He contributes to maintaining an annual publishing program of over 2000 audiobooks, ensuring a broad and diverse range of content.
Previous Experience at Penguin Random House
Before his current role, Lance Fitzgerald served as VP, Director of Subsidiary Rights at Penguin Random House from 2014 to 2020. During his six-year tenure in the Greater New York City Area, he was responsible for managing subsidiary rights, fostering relationships with international partners, and enhancing the company's global reach in content distribution.
Past Roles in the Publishing Industry
Lance Fitzgerald has an extensive background in the publishing industry. He worked as VP, Director of Subsidiary Rights at Simon & Schuster from 2011 to 2014, and prior to that, he spent 16 years at Penguin Group (USA) as Director of Subsidiary Rights from 1995 to 2011. These roles have provided him with significant experience in subsidiary rights management and the development of various book genres and formats.
Education and Academic Background
Lance Fitzgerald studied at Montana State University-Bozeman, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Media and Theater Arts. His academic background lays a strong foundation for his career in content and business development, particularly within the publishing industry.
Industry Contributions and Speaking Engagements
Lance Fitzgerald actively contributes to the publishing community as a member of the Frankfurt Book Fair Foreign Rights Advisory Board. He is also a featured speaker and has shared his expertise at the Writer’s League of Texas, Book Industry Study Group, Authors and Artists Representatives, and the Columbia and NYU Summer Publishing courses. Additionally, he has spoken at events organized by the Young-to-Publishing Group and the Slice Writers Conference.