Clarivate Publisher
Forum 2021

Keith Collier is Senior Vice President of Product for Clarivate’s Science Group, the business unit focused on developing information solutions to innovators in global markets across Academia & HigherEd, Government, Pharma & MedTech, and Healthcare. Prior to joining Clarivate in 2018, Keith was Chief Operating Officer for Research Square. Keith has been in the research and communication industry for over 18 years and held various leadership and product-related roles at Thomson Reuters, Accenture, and ScholarOne. Keith holds a BBA in Management and Information Systems from Baylor University and MEd in Instructional Technology from University of Virginia. He is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Read more

Dr. Mireia Guardingo joined Clarivate in 2020 as Head of Editorial Outreach; before joining Clarivate, she was Knowledge Management Technician at the Bellvitge Institute of Biomedical Research (IDIBELL) where she managed the institute’s research activity information. Prior to her time at IDIBELL she held several editorial roles at the open access publisher MDPI, she was part of the editorial team of the journal Molecules and Managing Editor of the International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power. She also represented the company at scientific events and coordinated editorial activities between the company’s offices in China and teams in Barcelona. read more

Dr. Joshua Schnell is Director of the Academic & Government Global Consultancy at Clarivate, overseeing a team of analysts and data scientists conducting scientometric analyses, program evaluations and strategic planning for research funders, universities and research and development organizations. He was recently Sr. Advisor at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) within Clarivate, advising on science planning, the evaluation of R&D, and science and technology policy. Before joining Clarivate, Schnell directed the analytics group at a science management start-up, worked in research administration at Northwestern University, and was a S&T Policy Graduate Fellow at the US National Academies of Science. He holds a PhD from Northwestern University and a B.S from Tulane University. He is currently the co-chair of the Research, Technology and Development (RTD) Topical Interest Group of the American Evaluation Association. read more

Dr. Martin Szomszor is Director at the Institute for Scientific Information. He holds a BSc and PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Southampton and has extensive experience in data analysis, knowledge engineering and natural language processing. For more than 10 years, Martin has worked with a variety of organizations to help them gain a better understanding of how the research system is working using data-driven approaches.
He was named a 2015 top-50 UK Information Age data leader for his work in creating the REF2014 impact case studies database for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), and in his previous role as Chief Data Scientist at Digital Science, he created the Global Research identifier Database (GRID). Between 2009-11, Martin was Deputy Head of Centre at the City eHealth Research Centre where he led research on the use of social media for epidemic intelligence and created an epidemiology information sharing platform for the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC). read more

Michael joined Clarivate at the beginning of 2017. Currently, as a Product Director for the Web of Science platform, Michael is focused on new product developments across the Web of Science suite including product strategy related to Open Research. His team also looks after Publons’ researcher facing products including their deeper integration with the Web of Science platform. Michael currently serves on STM’s  Standard and Technology Executive Committee (STEC) and NISO’s Information Policy & Analysis Topic Committee. Prior to Clarivate, Michael began his career as a librarian and then worked in a variety of product management roles with Elsevier. read more

Niamh is Chief Publishing Officer at PLOS, having joined as Journals Publishing Director in 2018. As Chief Publishing Officer she leads the publishing, strategic partnerships and global publishing development teams, ensuring the PLOS portfolio has a strong value proposition and drives initiatives to engage and partner with global communities to develop an equitable open research future. Prior to PLOS, she was the Director of Publishing at the Biochemical Society/Portland Press, leading strategy development and developing collaborative relationships with Boards, Committees and the wider scientific and publishing communities to broaden engagement and support the molecular bioscience community in transitioning to an Open Science culture. Prior to joining the Biochemical Society she spent nine years at the Royal Society of Chemistry in a variety of publishing roles including Publisher and Editor, where she co-created and implemented journal strategies with Editorial Boards to meet the needs of the evolving global scientific community. She holds a PhD in chemistry from the National University of Ireland (UCC). read more

James Hardcastle is currently a Senior Business Analyst at Clarivate where works in the market strategy team evaluating the business landscape and on projects like the Plan S report and Grant Peer Review survey. Prior to this he has been Head of Business development at wizdom.ai and Senior Manager for Product Analytics at Taylor & Francis where he focused on bibliometric analytics and tutored for ALPSP. . read more

Hannah Rosen is a Strategist for Research and Scholarly Communication at LYRASIS. Within the Content and Scholarly Communication Initiatives team she is responsible for managing vendor and not-for-profit partnerships, including, but not limited to, digitization vendors, open access (OA) initiatives, and scholarly communication services. She is also a member of the Research and Innovation team, where she administers and publishes LYRASIS Research surveys and reports, and facilitates connections between LYRASIS research initiatives and events such as the Leaders Forums and the Annual Member Summit. She holds a bachelor’s Degree in social and cultural history from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh, with a specialization in Archives, Preservation and Records Management. She came to LYRASIS from The MediaPreserve, where she assisted clients with all aspects of their media digitization projects. read more

Jill E. Grogg is a Strategist for Content and Scholarly Communication at LYRASIS. In her role, Jill negotiates with vendors and content providers to insure LYRASIS member libraries and partners reach the best possible outcomes for the acquisition and delivery of electronic resources and services. She also works with global Open Access (OA) initiatives, such as Knowledge Unlatched and the Open Library for Humanities, as part of LYRASIS' overall OA efforts. Previous to her tenure at LYRASIS, Jill was the electronic resources coordinator at The University of Alabama (UA) Libraries and attained the rank of Professor while at UA. Jill has published and presented widely, including co-authoring The Librarian's Guide to Negotiation (Information Today, 2012), and was named a Library Journal "Mover & Shaker" in 2007.. read more

As Chief Marketing Officer, Julia joined Clarivate in May 2017 to lead a global Marketing and Communications team charged with reinvigorating all aspects of demand generation while also building equity in the Clarivate and flagship brands.
Julia has deep expertise in creating and executing high-impact global marketing strategies. With her customer-first philosophy, Julia has spent her career building global businesses through data-driven, technology-enabled marketing and sales strategies – from content marketing and strategic segmentation to customer experience optimization. Prior to joining Clarivate Analytics, Julia was CMO at Sterling, a privately held HR technology and background screening company backed by Goldman Sachs. She successfully rebranded the company and transformed all aspects of marketing, including digital marketing, demand generation and client retention programs. Prior to Sterling, she was VP, Consumer Marketing & Circulation at The Wall Street Journal, where she led acquisition and activation programs. Julia has also held both marketing and sales leadership roles at information services organizations including Dow Jones, FACTIVA, and LexisNexis. read more

Melanie Dolechek is the Executive Director of the Society for MScholarly Publishing. She has been active in scholarly publishing since 2006, previously serving as the Director of Publishing and Marketing of Allen Press. She is the Convener for the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communication and past treasurer of the Kansas City Society of Association Executives. Melanie holds a Master of Science in Management from Baker University a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas State University and is a Certified Association Executive read more

Kim Eggleton is Research Integrity & Inclusion Manager at IOP Publishing Limited. With over 15 year's experience in the scholarly publishing industry across both HSS and STM, Kim's role at IOPP is firmly tied to improving the diversity of players within peer review and publishing. Keen to go beyond words and enact real change within the ecosystem, Kim is especially interested in how technology can support inclusivity. read more

Randy Townsend, MPS, has dedicated 15 years in service of the American Geophysical Union’s publishing division. His value-driven professional career centers around the execution of progressive strategic goals, and the performance and development of an expanding portfolio of scholarly journals. Randy leads large teams in managing peer review operations and protecting content and process integrity.  He has been a steadfast leader in policy implementation, providing oversight to allegations of misconduct and ethical considerations. Randy serves as a judge for the EXCEL Awards and is on the Advisory Board for the Association Media & Publishing, where he co-chairs the organization’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. He is Chair for the Council of Science Editor’s (CSE) Webinar Subcommittee, a member of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editor’s (ISMTE) Programming Committee and serves as Co-Chair on the Society of Scholarly Publishing's (SSP) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Randy is the inaugural Editor in Chief for the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing and is an Adjunct Professor of the MPS in Publishing program in the College of Professional Studies at the George Washington University. read more