# Libby Roin

> Libby Roin is the CEO of Goodreads, the world's largest social reading platform with over 150 million members. A Boston College English major turned MIT Sloan MBA, she spent nearly a decade building her way up through Goodreads product teams before taking the top job in January 2022. Along the way she founded Polk Street Press, a children's interactive app studio, and raised over $10 million for Teach for America. She grew up one of seven kids in Oklahoma - daughter of a police officer and a schoolteacher - and brings a pragmatic, community-first sensibility to one of the internet's most beloved book destinations.

- **Role:** CEO at Goodreads
- **Organizations:** Goodreads, Polk Street Press, Teach for America, Barefoot Books, McGraw-Hill
- **From:** Oklahoma, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in English, Boston College, MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** CEO of Goodreads, the world's largest social reading platform with 150M+ members, Raised over $10 million in philanthropic funding as Managing Director at Teach for America Bay Area, Founded Polk Street Press, whose app 'Goodnight Safari' was downloaded hundreds of thousands of times

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Editorial Assistant at McGraw-Hill
- **2001-2008** — Group Marketing & Production Manager, Trade Markets Manager, Education & Library Markets Manager at Barefoot Books
- **2010-2011** — Managing Director of Development for the Bay Area at Teach for America, raising over $10M
- **2011-2014** — Founder and CEO of Polk Street Press, creating interactive children's iOS apps including the hit 'Goodnight Safari'
- **2014-2020** — Mobile Product Manager → Senior Product Manager → Principal Product Manager at Goodreads
- **2020-2022** — Senior Manager of Product and then VP of Product at Goodreads
- **2022** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Goodreads in January 2022

## Achievements

- CEO of Goodreads, the world's largest social reading platform with 150M+ members
- Raised over $10 million in philanthropic funding as Managing Director at Teach for America Bay Area
- Founded Polk Street Press, whose app 'Goodnight Safari' was downloaded hundreds of thousands of times
- Built and led multiple product teams at Goodreads over nearly a decade before becoming CEO
- MIT Sloan MBA graduate

## Latest updates

- **2022-01** — Named CEO of Goodreads, taking over leadership of the Amazon-owned social reading platform.

## Links

- Website: https://goodreads.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/libbyputman
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LibbyRoin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Goodreads/

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Last updated: 2026-05-16