Gita Manaktala is Executive Editor at Large at the MIT Press, a publisher of research and scholarship at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and technology. Known for intellectual daring and distinctive design, MIT Press books push the boundaries of knowledge in fields from architecture and the arts to the sciences, technology, and social sciences. 

Until recently, she served as the Press’s Editorial Director, where she worked with a team of acquisitions editors to build its distinguished books program across the full range of subject areas, a position she held for 14 years.

Manaktala has also served the Press as its marketing director with responsibility for worldwide sales, promotion, and publicity. She is a member of the Beacon Press Advisory Board and has served on the board of directors of the Association of American University Presses. She is a frequent speaker on topics in scholarly communication and publishing.