David Gernert
The Gernert Company
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Updated: 9/2/2025
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David is the President and Founder of The Gernert Company.
He spent the first fourteen years of his publishing career at Doubleday, the last six as Editor-In-Chief.
He left Doubleday in 1996 to start The Gernert Company, believing his experience as a publisher would give him some unique insight into the representation of authors.
He lives in Pound Ridge with his wife and four children.
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