Status | Active |
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Founded | 1992, San Francisco, California |
Founder | Steven Piersanti |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Oakland, California |
Distribution | Worldwide |
Nonfiction topics | business, personal growth, current events, self-help |
Official website | www.bkconnection.com |
Berrett-Koehler Publishers is a book publishing company in Oakland, California, that publishes books on progressive business practices, current events, and work/life issues.
Berrett-Koehler was founded in 1992 by Steven Piersanti, former CEO of Jossey-Bass Publishers (now a division of John Wiley & Sons), who envisioned a different kind of publishing company. Their corporate mission is to "create a world that works for all".
Among the first books published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers was Leadership and the New Science, by Margaret Wheatley, which has sold more than 350,000 copies. The company has published several bestsellers, including