Josefine Kals McGehee

Josefine Kals McGehee currently serves as the VP, Associate Publisher, and Director of Publicity at Summit Books within Simon & Schuster, a position held since February 2024. Prior to this role, Josefine spent nearly 15 years at Penguin Random House, where the professional trajectory included positions from Publicity Assistant to VP, Senior Director of Publicity, with a focus on promoting a diverse range of titles within the Knopf Doubleday group, especially for the Alfred A. Knopf, Pantheon, and Schocken imprints. Earlier experience includes working as an Account Coordinator at M Booth. Josefine holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing Seminars from The Johns Hopkins University, completed in 2008.