Manuela Roosevelt

Manuela Roosevelt has been a book publisher since the late 80s, running companies in Switzerland, the UK and now in the States. Throughout her publishing career, she has overseen the publication of over 300 illustrated non-fiction titles in the subjects of science, history, spirituality, biography, current affairs, art history, and gift titles. She has also authored eight books, which have been published in several languages. She is currently Editorial Director at Callaway Arts & Entertainment, a publishing and multimedia company that is spearheading extraordinary publications, immersive location-based digital experiences, and multimedia products.

Manuela is the Chair of the Board for the Eleanor Roosevelt Partnership at Val-Kill, a Friend’s organization to the National Park Service that engages in preservation programs as well as Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy outreach. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and is on the Board of Directors of the Sustainability Laboratory. Born in Bern and brought up in Lugano, Switzerland, Manuela red Social Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. She speaks English, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and French fluently. She has lived in six countries, and has traveled extensively, including crossing the Sahara desert on camel with a Touareg tribe and studying the Dogon culture of Southern Mali. She currently resides in Hyde Park, New York, with her husband and two daughters.