Ellen Faran

MIT Press

Faran is vice president and director of planning for finance and operations in Houghton Mifflin's trade and reference division. She managed the startup of an in-house electronic licensing group, as well as domestic and international distribution arrangements, which was instrumental in rebuilding the financial health of the division. Before joining Houghton Mifflin in 1996, Faran was senior vice president, chief financial officer and general manager at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc. She holds a B.A. from Radcliffe College, a certificate from the Radcliffe Publishing Course and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.