David Shelley | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Employer | Hachette Livre |
| Known for | CEO of Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group |
David Shelley (born 1976)[1] is a British publisher who is Chief Executive Officer of both Hachette UK (the second-largest trade publisher, with divisions including Hodder & Stoughton, Orion, Headline, John Murray, and Little, Brown)[2][3][4] and the Hachette Book Group in the US. Shelley is past President of the Publishers Association, a trustee of The Reading Agency and a director of Tate Enterprises.[5]
Shelley began his publishing career at the age of 23 working as an editorial assistant at the independent company Allison and Busby, founded in 1967 by Clive Allison and Margaret Busby,[6] and after five years running the company he moved on to become editorial director of Little, Brown in 2005, publisher at Sphere in 2007, then in 2009 Deputy Publisher at Little, Brown, and Publisher there in 2011.[4] Shelley oversees Hachette's inclusion initiative, "Changing the Story", which he founded in 2016.[6][7]
In November 2023, it was announced that as of January 2024 Shelley would be taking on a newly created role leading both Hachette UK (HUK) and the Hachette Book Group (HBG) in the US.[8]