Jamia Wilson

Title

Vice President/Executive Editor

Company

Penguin Random House

Pronouns

She/Her

Field

Publishing

Associations/Institutions

Feminist Press, Penguin Random House, TheLi.st, John Jay College

Relationship History

TheLi.st members

Common Contacts

Elisa Camahort-Page

Level

C-Suite

Sector

Publishing

Areas of Expertise

Editing, Book Publishing, Movement-Building

Location

NYC/Tri-State Area

RAH Affiliation

The List

Awards

Books

Road Map For Revolutionaries (with Elisa Camahort-Page); Young, Gifted and Black; This Book Is Feminist (with Aurelia Durand); The ABCs of AOC

Jamia is an award-winning feminist activist, writer, speaker, and podcaster. She joined Random House as vice president and executive editor in 2021. As the former director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and the former VP of programs at the Women’s Media Center, Jamia has been a leading voice on women’s rights issues for over a decade. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including the New York Times, the Today Show, CNN, Elle, BBC, Rookie, Refinery 29, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and The Washington Post. She is the author of This Book Is Feminist, Young, Gifted, and Black, the introduction and oral history in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World, Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers, ABC’s of AOC, and the co-author of Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All. Jamia is passionate about mission-driven organizations and serves on the Omega Institute, Feminist.com and Center for Reproductive Rights boards, and the St. Timothy’s School Advisory Council. She is also the co-host of the second season of the Anthem Award-winning podcast, Ordinary Equality.