Jane Friedman

Jane Friedman
Born
Jane Lippman
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationB.A. New York University
Known forCo-Founder of Open Road Integrated Media
President and CEO of HarperCollins
Parent(s)Ruth and Bert Lippman

Jane Friedman is the Co-Founder of Open Road Integrated Media, which sells and markets ebooks. She was the President and Chief Executive Officer of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, one of the world's leading English-language publishers, from 1997 to 2008.

Friedman is credited with inventing the author's tour, now a staple of the industry. Friedman founded and became president of the first audio books division of a trade publisher.