Are You Ready for the Future
• Jim Jordan, president and director, Columbia University Press
• Patricia Schroeder, president and CEO, Association of American Publishers.
William J. Pesce is president and chief executive officer of John Wiley & Sons Inc. (www.Wiley.com), a position he has held since 1998. The Hoboken, N.J.-based company is a publisher of print and electronic products, specializing in scientific, technical and medical books and journals; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and textbooks and other educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students. Among Wiley’s most well-known books are the highly successful “Frommer’s” travel guides, the “for Dummies” books, including “Home Buying for Dummies,” “Home Networking for Dummies,” “Troubleshooting Your PC for Dummies,” and hundreds of others. The company has published thousands of e-books.