David Drake is President of the Crown Publishing Group, overseeing one of the most diverse and dynamic portfolios of publishing imprints in the industry. A twenty-five-year veteran of Penguin Random House, he has spearheaded the global publication strategy for numerous national and international bestsellers, including Becoming and The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, and Spare by Prince Harry. He serves as the North America representative on Bertelsmann’s Creativity Advisory Board.