Amy Dubois Barnett

Amy DuBois Barnett is an award-winning media executive and author whose debut novel, If I Ruled the World (Flatiron Books, 2026), was released to critical acclaim and is now in development as a television series at Hulu.

Barnett previously made history as the first Black woman to helm a major mainstream U.S. magazine as editor in chief of Teen People. She also served as editor in chief of Honey and Ebony, and as deputy editor in chief of Harper’s Bazaar. In addition, she held senior leadership roles at Paramount, Entertainment Studios, and Outside Interactive.

Barnett is also the author of the NAACP Image Award–nominated advice book Get Yours! How to Have Everything You Ever Dreamed of and More (Doubleday/Broadway Books). A sought-after speaker and commentator, she holds degrees from Brown University and Columbia University and lives in Los Angeles.