Not to be confused with John Turner Sargent, Senior, President and Chief Executive Officer of Doubleday and Company from 1963 to 1978.
Background
John Turner Sargent, Junior. was born in New York City to Neltje Doubleday and John Turner Sargent, Senior He has a sister Ellen. His mother"s paternal grandfather Frank Nelson Doubleday was the founder of Doubleday and Company and her grandmother published several books
Education
Stanford University; Columbia Business School.
Career
John Turner Sargent, Junior. (born ca 1956) is an American book publisher. He is Chief Executive Officer of Macmillan Publishers United States of America, the American operations of Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.
As his father worked in publishing and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Doubleday and Company from 1963 to 1978, Sargent Junior. was influenced by the family business.
A graduate of Stanford University, Sargent Junior. earned an Master of Business Administration at Columbia University. Through his career, he worked in many aspects of the publishing business.
Sargent Junior. is the Chief Executive Officer of Macmillan Publishers United States of America, the American operations of Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. lieutenant is the oldest non-sectarian childcare agency in the United States.
He is a former Chairman of the Board.
On September 21, 1985, Sargent married Constance Lane Murray.
Membership
Sargent is a longtime member of the Board of Directors of Graham Windham, a non-profit group providing aid to children and families in New York City since 1806.