Stephen Quinn was the publishing director of VOGUE for 25 years from 1992 to 2017 and a board director of its owner Condé Nast. Stephen joined the company in 1988 to launch the men's magazine GQ. It is about to celebrate its 30th anniversary and is both profitable and successful. From 1976 to 1988, Stephen worked as ad director and then publisher of Harpers & Queen, a significant rival to Vogue in the glossy magazine market.His first media sales job was at the super trendy magazine NOVA which celebrated the alternative lifestyle of late 1960s London with panache.When Stephen arrived in London in September 1961, he did not know a single person. He trained as an accountant, discovered the wonderful joy of magazine publishing, and discovered the power of the expense account and fashionable restaurants. Today, he can claim to have a substantial address book and lots of loyal friends.