Nancy Berger
Senior Vice President/Publishing Director and Chief Revenue Officer, The Youth & Wellness Group
Hearst
Nancy Berger is SVP/Publishing Director and Chief Revenue Office of the Hearst Youth & Wellness Group, including Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Seventeen and Clevver. She has served in this position since June 2021, following her time in a similar role overseeing the Hearst Young Women’s Group from January 2019 through June 2021.
With a deep commitment to innovation in media and marketing, Berger continually aims to build multi- dimensionalstrategies across new platforms, identifying and executing creative ways to engage consumers with brands and to connect marketers with GenZ and millennial audiences. Among such recent programs are the launch of Hauliday x Cosmo, a first-of-its-kind virtual shopping event in collaboration with leading fashion and accessory retailers, creation of The New C-Suite, Cosmopolitan’s new annual list recognizing women of color entrepreneurs, and the development of the first-ever Women’s Health Breakthroughs Festival. Berger was also first to incorporate livestream shopping into the Hearst Magazines portfolio, and most recently, introduced the Youth & Wellness Group Airship, an interactive virtual headquarters for brands in the Metaverse.
Previously, Berger was the VP/Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer of Marie Claire, where she led the brand to new heights by creating several multi-layered media platforms including Marie Claire @Work, SHOES FIRSTTM, The Power Trip, and The Next Big Thing Concept Shop, among others. She also developed revolutionary advertising achievements including the magazine’s first-ever native advertising cover in April 2015 and the largest magazine cover ever published in May 2015. Before that, Berger was VP/Publisher of Gourmet and Allure for 7 years.
Throughout her career, Berger has earned numerous industry honors including recognition as Advertising Age “Publisher of the Year”, and inclusion among MIN “Most Intriguing People in Media” and FOLIO “Top Women in Media” lists. She currently sits on multiple boards, including The Fragrance Foundation, Cosmetic Executive Women, Save the Children’s Mother’s Day initiative, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and is a member of the Retail Influencer Network and DealmakeHers.
Berger resides in New York City and Long Island.
With a deep commitment to innovation in media and marketing, Berger continually aims to build multi- dimensionalstrategies across new platforms, identifying and executing creative ways to engage consumers with brands and to connect marketers with GenZ and millennial audiences. Among such recent programs are the launch of Hauliday x Cosmo, a first-of-its-kind virtual shopping event in collaboration with leading fashion and accessory retailers, creation of The New C-Suite, Cosmopolitan’s new annual list recognizing women of color entrepreneurs, and the development of the first-ever Women’s Health Breakthroughs Festival. Berger was also first to incorporate livestream shopping into the Hearst Magazines portfolio, and most recently, introduced the Youth & Wellness Group Airship, an interactive virtual headquarters for brands in the Metaverse.
Previously, Berger was the VP/Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer of Marie Claire, where she led the brand to new heights by creating several multi-layered media platforms including Marie Claire @Work, SHOES FIRSTTM, The Power Trip, and The Next Big Thing Concept Shop, among others. She also developed revolutionary advertising achievements including the magazine’s first-ever native advertising cover in April 2015 and the largest magazine cover ever published in May 2015. Before that, Berger was VP/Publisher of Gourmet and Allure for 7 years.
Throughout her career, Berger has earned numerous industry honors including recognition as Advertising Age “Publisher of the Year”, and inclusion among MIN “Most Intriguing People in Media” and FOLIO “Top Women in Media” lists. She currently sits on multiple boards, including The Fragrance Foundation, Cosmetic Executive Women, Save the Children’s Mother’s Day initiative, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and is a member of the Retail Influencer Network and DealmakeHers.
Berger resides in New York City and Long Island.
