Robert Gottlieb
Trident Media Group

Robert Gottlieb was born and raised in New York City. After graduating in 1976 from Elmira College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he began his illustrious career in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency. In 1977, Mr. Gottlieb became a department assistant in WMA’s literary department and shortly thereafter began working with the head of the division, Owen Laster. Five years later he became a literary agent and discovered author Tom Clancy. In 1989 Mr. Gottlieb was promoted to Senior Vice President, becoming one of the youngest agents to ever head the WMA Literary Department. He was subsequently elected to the Board of Directors and became Executive Vice President in 1992.

In September 2000, after 24 years at the William Morris Agency, Mr. Gottlieb founded Trident Media Group, LLC where he now serves as Chairman. Under his stewardship, Trident has grown to become one of the largest and most respected literary agencies in the United States. Today, Trident represents over 700 authors and is the number one deal maker for fiction and nonfiction books in both the United States and England. Trident’s client list includes numerous bestselling authors, distinguished award winners, children’s book authors, and celebrities in sports, music, stage, film and television.

Robert Gottlieb personally represents many top selling authors including: the Isaac Asimov Estate (I, Robot), Dale Brown, Deepak Chopra, Catherine Coulter, Elizabeth George, the Frank Herbert Estate (Dune), and Sherrilyn Kenyon. He has consulted with the Vatican and the Russian Cultural Ministry in connection with intellectual property rights. Mr. Gottlieb also developed the project known as The Sequel to "GONE WITH THE WIND," written by one of his clients. The sequel was made into a 10-hour mini-series and was sold in over 44 countries for translation. Publishers Marketplace has rated Trident the #1 agency in sales and book contracts since 2004.

Website: www.tridentmediagroup.com

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