Lisa Sharkey

Lisa Sharkey is the senior vice president and publisher of the HarperCollins imprint, Harper Influence, where her team acquires high profile non-fiction spanning popular culture, from general lifestyle and entertainment to stories of survival and inspiration. A creative pioneer across multiple media platforms, Lisa Sharkey has overseen the acquisition and publication of more than seventy-five New York Times Bestsellers, including multiple number one bestsellers.

As part of her HarperCollins innovation, Sharkey created a robust video and livestreaming division with tens of millions of views of book-related content. In March, she delivered the keynote address at the London Book Fair Writers’ Summit and was a featured speaker at the fair. She also teaches author branding and advises writers at conferences across the country.

She has published authors including Rep. Jamie Raskin, Benjamin Hall, Michelle Miller, Johnny Joey Jones, Pete Hegseth, Shannon Bream, Jim Acosta, Tim Tebow, the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, Megyn Kelly, Gabrielle Douglas, Dr. Deborah Birx, Dan Ariely, Laurie Hernandez, Jessie James Decker, Russ, Sammy Hagar, Cissy Houston, Pat Benatar, Maira Kalman, Hannah Brown, Amy Morin, Toni Braxton, and HM King Charles III.