In addition to overseeing all editorial content, Astley is committed to reimagining and expanding the brand’s digital presence across all platforms and formats, and furthering the reach of AD’s design authority.

Astley has spent a great deal of her career immersed in art and design, including five years at House & Garden where she also served as the de facto personal interior stylist for Alexander Liberman.

The founding editor of Teen Vogue, launched in 2003, Astley helped build a dynamic lifestyle brand that has thrived in the new media environment over the last decade. The brand was nominated twice for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence and won Adweek’s ‘Hottest Magazine on Social Media’ award. Teen Vogue also pioneered annual industry events such as Teen Vogue’s Fashion University and the Young Hollywood party. Astley further expanded the brand when she developed a Teen Vogue bedding collection and a Teen Vogue line of Back-to-School products. Additionally, her 2009 New York Times best seller, “The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider’s Guide to Careers in Fashion” was updated and reissued by Penguin in 2014.

A 27-year veteran of Condé Nast, Astley has been named one of Forbes Magazine’s most powerful U.S. fashion editors, for continuously fueling the creative industries.

A longtime supporter of the arts and dance education in particular, Astley has been honored for her contributions and twice co-chaired both the National Dance Institute and the Youth America Grand Prix benefit fundraisers.

Astley graduated from the Honors College at Michigan State University. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.

Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @AmyTAstley.