Manish Khurana
About Manish Khurana
Manish Khurana is a Business and Non-Fiction Editor at Penguin Random House in Gurgaon, with a diverse background in law, marketing, and publishing.
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Manish Khurana is a Business and Non-Fiction Editor currently working at Penguin Random House in Gurgaon.
Current Position at Penguin Random House
Manish Khurana serves as the Business and Non-Fiction Editor at Penguin Random House in Gurgaon. His responsibilities include acquiring and editing business and non-fiction titles, which have become bestsellers. He also participates in industry panels and discussions on the future of publishing and digital transformation. Additionally, he mentors junior editors and interns, helping them develop their editorial skills and industry knowledge. Manish has played a key role in launching multiple high-profile book campaigns.
Previous Experience at Oxford University Press
Prior to his current role, Manish Khurana worked at Oxford University Press as a Commissioning Editor for Academic and Trade from 2016 to 2019 in Noida. He initially joined Oxford University Press as an Assistant Editor, a position he held from 2010 to 2014 in their India Branch Head Office.
Tenure at LexisNexis
Manish Khurana also held the position of Commissioning Editor for Legal and Regulatory at LexisNexis between 2014 and 2016 in New Delhi. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the publication of legal and regulatory materials.
Educational Background
Manish Khurana has a comprehensive educational background. He obtained a Master of Business Laws degree from the National Law School of India University from 2013 to 2015. He also achieved an LLB from the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, where he studied from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, he holds a PGD in International Marketing from Delhi School of Economics, completed in 2009. Earlier, he earned an MA in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya from 2007 to 2009 and a BA from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, where he studied English, Political Science, History, and Hindi from 2002 to 2005.
Role as Advocate
Manish Khurana briefly worked as an Advocate at the Supreme Court of India in 2016 at the Chambers of Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, where he gained valuable legal experience over a period of five months.