Peggy Northrop was most recently CEO of Watermark, a nonprofit devoted to accelerating women’s leadership which merged with UPWARD in 2021. Peggy started her career as a journalist and was an award-winning Editor-in-Chief for a number of print and digital publications, including More, Reader’s Digest and Sunset Publishing, and served in senior editorial positions at iconic women’s media brands such as Vogue, Glamour and Real Simple. A cofounder of the e-book company Shebooks (acquired in 2017), she works as a communications consultant, advising brands like Airbnb and AARP on their storytelling and content strategies. She is currently an advisor with Kyndr, a new social media startup. She has served on the board of a community newspaper and is a trustee of Washington and Jefferson College.