# David Kuhn

> David Kuhn is the New York-based co-CEO and a founding managing partner of Aevitas Creative Management. A former editor at Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Brill’s Content, he founded Kuhn Projects in 2002 and helped merge it into Aevitas in 2016. He is also a partner in Chez Nous at the Marlton Hotel.

- **Role:** Co-CEO and founding managing partner at Aevitas Creative Management
- **Organizations:** Aevitas Creative Management, Kuhn Projects, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Brill’s Content, Chez Nous
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, magna cum laude, Harvard College
- **Known for:** Represented Liaquat Ahamed’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance., Represented Amy Schumer’s number-one New York Times bestseller The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo., Helped establish Aevitas Creative Management through the 2016 agency merger.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2000** — Worked at Vanity Fair as an arts editor and senior editor, and at The New Yorker as features director.
- **2000** — Became editor in chief of Brill’s Content.
- **2002** — Established Kuhn Projects in New York.
- **2008** — Submitted a Joyce Maynard novel anonymously; William Morrow preempted it.
- **2015** — Represented Amy Schumer in the sale of The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo.
- **2016** — Kuhn Projects and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth merged to create Aevitas; Kuhn was named a managing partner.
- **2025** — Became a partner in Chez Nous, which opened at the Marlton Hotel; hosted Mark Ronson’s Night People book celebration there.

## Achievements

- Represented Liaquat Ahamed’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance.
- Represented Amy Schumer’s number-one New York Times bestseller The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo.
- Helped establish Aevitas Creative Management through the 2016 agency merger.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Discussed the overlap between his editorial, literary agency and hospitality work in a Chez Nous interview; announced plans for musical evenings.
- **2025-09** — Hosted Mark Ronson’s Night People launch at Chez Nous.
- **2025-08** — Galerie featured Chez Nous and its Cecily Brown mural.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aevitascreative.com/agent/david-kuhn

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/david-kuhn
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-22