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Mark Thompson

One of the most successful senior business communication executives and angel investors of our time, Mark Thompson has been a board member and advisor to Global 1000 companies and is Charles Schwab's former Chief Customer Experience Officer, Chief Communications Officer, and Chief of Staff. During his tenure, the company's customer assets grew ten-fold to more than $800 billion dollars in over five million client accounts, and continue to grow during the greatest economic storms in history. Thompson is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and a founding advisor to the Stanford Realtime Venture Design Lab. He has also served on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University, World Economic Forum, Tony Robbins Business Mastery series.
Success Built to Last

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Success Built to Last

Three Penguin Random House Authors Win Pulitzer Prizes

On Monday, May 5, three Penguin Random House authors were honored with a Pulitzer Prize. Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious awards in American letters. To date, PRH has 143 Pulitzer Prize winners, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Josh Steinbeck, Ron Chernow, Anne Applebaum, Colson Whitehead, and many more. Take a look at our 2025 Pulitzer Prize

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Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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