Susannah Auby serves as Texas Book Festival’s Development Director. She received her MBA from Columbia University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to joining Texas Book Festival, she was a volunteer in Austin in many roles focused on education fundraising, literacy outreach, libraries, and her greatest passion, introducing children to books and all the magic that they offer. Her prior professional experience was in New York and included management consulting, strategic planning, and financial analysis.