Irene Gallo is the Associate Publisher of Tor.com and the Creative Director of Tor Books.  Since Tor.com's launch on July 20th, 2008 (not coincidentally, the anniversary of the first moon landing) it has grown into a thriving community and a must-read site for science fiction and fantasy fans, winning numerous awards for both its original fiction and non-fiction, including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Locus Awards. 

As Tor Books' Creative Director, she has established the look and design of an incalculable number of books since 1993. She has won the World Fantasy Award, the Richard Gangel Award for Art Direction from the Society of Illustrators, thirteen Chesley Awards, and numerous gold and silver medals from Spectrum and the Society of Illustrators.