Pamela Bookbinder Clarke
Head of Recruitment, Penguin Random House (North America)
Pam is passionate about connecting people and helping them find their perfect match. Currently, she leads Recruitment for North America at Penguin Random House.
After over 15 years as an educator, Pam transitioned to a recruitment role at Achievement First, a charter management organization that runs 36 public, high-performing, college-preparatory academies in Brooklyn, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. She then served as the Managing Director of Talent at KIPP NJ | Miami, overseeing recruitment, teacher and leader development, compensation, and performance. That transitioned to her next position as the Staffing Lead at Google, where she recruited senior-level engineers and led a team of UX recruiters.
Pam received a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and holds a Master’s in Secondary Social Studies Education from Pace University.