Richard Robinson Chairman , president and chief executive , Scholastic Corporation , New York BIRTH DATE May 15 , 1937 HOMETOWN Born in Pittsburgh , raised in and around New York City FAVORITE BOOKS AS A CHILD '' The Little Engine That Could , '' '' Mr. Popper 's Penguins '' RECENT READING '' DisneyWar , '' '' Good to Great , '' the '' Harry Potter '' series FAVORITE MAGAZINE AS A CHILD Jack and Jill FAVORITE MAGAZINES TODAY The New Yorker , Time Out New York OFFICE SPACE : THE BOSS