EVP and President, School and Reading Events, Scholastic
With over two decades of expertise in publishing, retail, distribution, and marketing, Sasha Quinton is recognized as an industry thought leader and champion for literacy and equity of access. As president of Scholastic’s School Reading Events, she leads the iconic Book Clubs and Fairs experiences, which build reading engagement and access for millions of kids each year, while raising more than $200 million in books and resources for schools nationwide. In 2020, she led Fairs’ launch of sponsored book fairs, which now provide more than one million free books annually to under-resourced kids. In her previous leadership roles with Barnes & Noble, Readerlink, and Reader’s Digest Association, Quinton helped modernize the complex business of bookselling across all major facets—from development to distribution—and reimagined the customer experience for the industry’s largest companies. A graduate of Amherst College, Quinton is the 2024 co-chair of the Art & Writing Awards Gala for the Alliance of Young Artists & Writers and served on the board of Bernie’s Book Bank.