Andy Ward

Andy Ward is executive vice president and publisher at Random House, where he oversees editorial strategy and continues to acquire and edit acclaimed fiction and nonfiction. He has helped shape major bestsellers, including When Breath Becomes Air, Lincoln in the Bardo, and The Power of Habit.Previously, a longtime magazine editor at Esquire and GQ, he also worked with his wife, cookbook author Jenny Rosenstrach, as a regular contributor to Bon Appétit. Their long-running column, “The Providers” (2011–2017), chronicled home cooking and parenting in a deeply personal voice, bridging food writing and memoir.