Sarah McConville

Bio

Sarah McConville is Co-President of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), a not-for-profit independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. Through its two flagship brands—Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business Impact—HBP empowers leaders and learners across the globe with research-based insights and transformative learning experiences. HBP’s offerings reach nearly 13 million faculty, students, and professionals in 230 countries and generate over $300 million in annual revenue.

As Co-President, Sarah partners with Ellen Desmarais to lead the vision, strategy, and financial performance of HBP and its 600 employees worldwide. Sarah is responsible for the Harvard Business Impact Enterprise and Harvard Business Review groups as well as enterprise sales, solutions, and strategic partnerships. She also serves as Chief Marketing Officer, driving cohesive positioning, brand, and channel expansion strategies across HBP’s market groups.

Prior to being named Co-President in 2023, Sarah was Executive Vice President and Group Publisher of Harvard Business Review Group, where she led the commercial aspects of the consumer media business including all revenue lines, strategic partnerships, digital strategy, analytics, and marketing as well as global advertising sales. During her tenure, she established a subscriber-focused product and analytics strategy that has driven record subscription and circulation growth for HBR.

Earlier in her career at HBP, Sarah was Publisher of HBR Press and led the organization’s communications practice.

Before joining HBP, Sarah held marketing and communications roles at MIT Press and Houghton Mifflin.

She earned a B.A. from Smith College and is a graduate of the General Management Program (GMP20) at Harvard Business School.