Bonnie Fuller

Bonnie Fuller was named EVP, chief editorial director of American Media, Inc. in July 2003. In this newly created position, she is charged with overseeing AMI's 16 weekly, bi-weekly and monthly magazines, in addition to monthly specials.

Some of the AMI titles she oversees include: the new Star magazine, Shape, Men's Fitness, Natural Health and Fit Pregnancy. She also is in charge of the new AMI Latino Magazine Group, which includes Men's Fitness En Espa'ol.

Prior to AMI, Fuller was the editor in chief of Us Weekly where she restructured, redesigned, and repackaged the then Us magazine. Under Fuller's charge, she increased newsstand sales over 100%. For her achievements, Ms. Fuller was named Advertising Age's Editor of the Year.

Fuller was editor in chief of Glamour for three years where she strengthened the magazine's renowned coverage of beauty, health and women's issues. Under her leadership, Glamour's circulation rate base raised from 2 million to 2.1 million, the highest ever. She was editor in chief of Cosmopolitan from 1996-1998, where she revamped the title, following on heels of legendary editor, Helen Gurley Brown. Fuller led the magazine to record profitability and reversed the circulation downturn of several years. She grew newsstand sales 18% from 1.6 to 1.9 million in the first year, and grew the rate base from 2.25 to 2.4 million.

She was editor in chief of Marie Claire from 1993 to 1996 where she conceived and launched the title in the U.S. for the American market. Under her leadership, the magazine went from a rate base of 250,000 to 500,000. For her achievements, Fuller and her team received Advertising Age's Award for Magazine Launch of the Year.

In 1989, Fuller was named the editor in chief of YM where she redesigned and relaunched teen title, changing the name from Young Miss to Young & Modern. Circulation of the magazine soared from 700,000 to 1.75 million.

A graduate of University of Toronto, Fuller and her husband currently live in Hastings-on-Hudson with their 4 children.