Elizabeth Méndez Berry
Elizabeth Méndez Berry (She/Her)
Vice President & Executive Editor
Imprint: One World
Elizabeth’s career has been led by curiosity, from her own award-winning journalism to her work as an editor and grantmaker. She started out as an assistant music editor at Vibe magazine where she wrote and edited music criticism; in his book Decoded, Jay-Z cited one of her essays as an inspiration for the line “I’m like Che Guevara with bling on, I’m complex / I never claimed to have wings on” in his iconic track “Public Service Announcement.” Before joining One World, she invested in the arts and journalism as a funder at the Ford Foundation and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. She cofounded Critical Minded, an initiative that supports cultural criticism. At One World, she acquires nonfiction and works with authors including Yaba Blay, Eve L. Ewing, Jeneen Interlandi, Devon Rodriguez, Guadalupe Rosales, and Adam Serwer.
Categories: Cultural Criticism & Essays | History | Latinx/e Voices | Nonfiction | Politics