Andrew Crawford (born 27 July 1971) is an Irish entrepreneur and the former founder and CEO of The Book Depository. He was born in Zambia, of Irish heritage. Crawford, was educated at Downside School and then The University of Liverpool studying engineering science and industrial management. After a brief spell working for his family firm, Crawford worked in the 1990s in security and specialist risk management working as a Private Security Contractor throughout EMEA. Crawford is also founder of Dodo Press, a publisher which reissues up to 200 classic titles a week.