Kate was the editor-in-chief of five prestigious U.S. magazines, including Cosmopolitan for 14 years, as well as Redbook and Working Woman. At Cosmo she increased circulation by 30 percent during her tenure and oversaw all aspects of this top worldwide brand, including the website, apps, books, and videos.
Kate is the author of content-driven business books, including the newly released The Gutsy Girl Handbook (Grand Central Publishing), a totally revised edition of her groundbreaking 1990’s Wall Street Journal bestseller, Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do. She is also the New York Times best-selling author of 12 murder mysteries and psychological thrillers, which have been published in 13 languages. She is a graduate of Union College and attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education Women’s Leadership Forum.
She is married and the mother of two grown children.