Did you know Louise Adler is a publisher from Australia? This piece lets you know Louise Adler net worth, husband, children, parents, family, age, height, salary, and other information you need.
Introduction
Louise Adler is an Australian publisher. She was CEO of Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) from 2003 until 2019 when she became editor-at-large at Hachette Australia. In March 2022 she took up a three-year appointment as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week, starting with the 2023 edition of the event.
Early life
Louise Adler AM was born on March 3, 1954 (age 69 years) in Melbourne, Australia. She is the daughter of Jacques and Ruth Adler, Jewish immigrants from Paris, France, who arrived in Australia in 1949. Jacques joined the French Resistance in World War II after his father, Simon Adlersztejn, was rounded up and deported to Beaune-la-Rolande, eventually dying at Auschwitz.
Ruth was taken to France as a seven-year-old by her parents fleeing from Nazi Germany, but her extended family were all murdered in the Holocaust. In Melbourne, Ruth worked as a schoolteacher, and Jacques was a research fellow in the history department of the University of Melbourne.
She attended Elwood Primary School, the Elsternwick campus of Methodist Ladies’ College, and finally Mount Scopus Memorial College. After matriculation, she went first to study in Israel, before moving to the United Kingdom. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Reading, and a Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy from Columbia University, studying under Edward Said.
Career
Louise Adler became a literature tutor at the University of Melbourne in 1980, after returning to Melbourne from New York City. From 1988 to 1989 she was editor of Australian Book Review, and from 1989 to 1994 publishing director of Reed Books Australia.
She became arts and entertainment editor for The Age, where she ran into conflicts with some of her colleagues as well as theatre critic Len Radic, over a review she wrote. From 1996 she worked for ABC Radio, presenting Arts Today, before becoming the inaugural Deputy Director (Academic and Research) at the Victorian College of the Arts in 1999.
She served as a council member of Monash University from 1999 and served as Deputy Chancellor from 2010 to 2013. She became CEO of Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) in 2003, during which time it published the literary magazine Meanjin[6] (which went online during this period).
She resigned from MUP in January 2019, along with four board members, after the university had decided on a change of strategy, turning back to a more academic focus. Adler had broadened its focus to include books with greater commercial appeal, including books by public figures and present and former politicians, such as Gough Whitlam and Tony Abbott. The board members who resigned feared a loss of editorial independence under the new strategy.
Louise Adler was appointed publisher-at-large for Hachette Australia in September 2019. She took over as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week after the March 2022 edition, when she stepped down from Hachette and began to plan for the 2023 event. She is taking over the role from Jo Dyer for three years, directing the event until 2025.
She has selected writers intending to explore the meaning of truth, including JM Coetzee, playwright David Hare, and filmmaker Terence Davies. At the Adelaide Writers’ Week in 2023, authors who had praised Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke, leading at least two Ukrainian authors to withdraw. Consequently, at least three large sponsors withdrew their support for the festival.
Louise Adler has also served on several boards, including as a member of the Monash University council, director of the Melbourne International Arts Festival board and director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art board. She also spent time as a member of the boards of the Monash University Museum of Art, the Melbourne International Arts Festival, and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
She was chairperson of the board of her old school, Methodist Ladies College, in 2012, when the then principal, Rosa Storelli, was sacked in 2012 over a dispute about her past salary sacrifice arrangements, with an audit suggesting that she had been overpaid more than A$700,000 over ten years. Her sacking caused anger among many parents, with a public meeting calling for the resignation of the board and the reinstatement of Storelli, and the event was covered widely in Australian media. Adler’s last year on the board was 2015.
She served as deputy chair of the Book Industry Strategy Group and the Book Industry Collaborative Council from 2010 to 2013. In 2015, she was president of the Australian Publishers Association and was appointed to chair the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards for fiction and poetry by Tony Abbott.
As of 2021, Adler is a Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow at Monash University, a leadership role that includes the title of professor, a role that she will continue to fulfill, along with leading the publication of the series of essays published by the university entitled In the National Interest.
In 2008 Louise Adler was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours for “service to literature as a publisher, through support for and the promotion of emerging authors, to tertiary education, and to the community”. In 2015, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Monash University, for “her services to Australian publishing, through to her support and promotion of emerging authors, education and the community”.
Husband
Louise Adler is married to Max Gillies, they had their wedding in 1981. Her husband is an actor and comedian. The couple has two children.
Louise Adler net worth
How much is Max Gillies worth? Louise Adler net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a publisher. Louise Adler’s salary per month and other career earnings are over 150,000 dollars annually. Her remarkable career achievements have earned her luxurious lifestyles and fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential publishers in Australia. She stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.