Charlie Winton

Charlie Winton is CEO and publisher of Counterpoint Press. In 1976, Winton founded Publishers Group West (PGW),and served as chairman CEO for 25 years . In 1994, he created a sister corporation Avalon Publishing Group and served concurrently as its CEO as well. In 2002, PGW was sold to Advance Marketing Services. Winton and his partners maintained the ownership of Avalon Publishing Group. In 2007, Avalon was sold to Perseus Book Group. Winton's latest venture, Counterpoint LLC was created concurrently with the sale of Avalon by acquiring and merging three independent publishers: Counterpoint Press, Shoemaker and Hoard and Soft Skull Press. The company maintains offices in Berkeley, California.

Winton graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Communications in 1975. He lives in Berkeley, California.