Eden Collinsworth is an American writer of fiction and non-fiction, whose career has been in media and international business.
Collinsworth began her career in book publishing at Doubleday & Company. She joined Arbor House Book Publishing Company in 1976, and was named its president and publisher in 1983.[1]
Collinsworth founded Buzz, Inc.[1] In October 1990, with two partners, Allan Mayer,[2][3] and Susan Gates,[4] Collinsworth, as president and CEO, launched Buzz Magazine, a Los Angeles-based monthly, city magazine.[4]
From 1999 to 2008, Collinsworth was vice president of The Hearst Corporation and its director of cross media business development[5] responsible for identifying business opportunities across all Hearst divisions, including magazines, newspapers, cable, syndication, and broadcast.[citation needed]
In 2008, Collinsworth became vice president, COO and chief of staff of The EastWest Institute, an international think tank.[6]
In 2011, Collinsworth launched Collinsworth & Associates, a Beijing-based consulting company, which specializes in intercultural communication. She is the author of a book on the subject published by Xiron in China.[citation needed]