Mitch Shostak began his career in publication design in 1973, after graduating from The School of Visual Arts in New York City. He was the executive art director of PC Magazine, senior art director of Business Week and art director for the business sections of The New York Times.

In 1987, he founded Shostak Design, Inc. whose clients included The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Business Week, Money, Sports Illustrated, People, Playboy, CFO Magazine, Scholastic Publishing, IBM and American Express Company, among others. Mitch moved to San Francisco in 1991 as art director of PC World.

He returned to New York City in July 1993 and established Shostak Studios, Inc. Studio projects include the design of Business Week e.biz, Outdoor Explorer and Business Miami for the University of Miami. The studio recently launched Cachet, a home and lifestyle magazine, and Positive Living magazine for Guideposts. Other clients include American Express, The Aon Group, Inc., Cahners Publishing, Citibank, CMP Media, Inc., Consumer Reports, General Motors, IBM, McGraw-Hill Companies, TIAA-CREF, and the United Nations. Mitch has also taught graduate-level communication courses at Fordham University and Radcliffe College and conducted publication design workshops for IBM.

Camping, fly-fishing and riding his swanky new Schwinn are Mitch's favorite things to do outside the studio.