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Paula Barker Duffy

Paula Barker Duffy

Appointed By: Barack Obama
Date of Appointment: Wed, 2011-06-01
Term Expiration: Tue, 2016-01-26

Paula Barker Duffy is the former Director of the University of Chicago Press, the nation's largest university press.

Paula Barker Duffy is the former Director of the University of Chicago Press, the nation's largest university press. She previously served as publisher of the Free Press, best known for its books in the social sciences and public affairs, and as vice president of its parent company, Simon and Schuster, New York. Ms. Duffy currently serves on the boards of the Great Books Foundation and Valid Sources, Inc., and advises the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago. She holds a B.A. in French Literature from Smith College and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. (Term expires January 26, 2016.)