CHORUSBOARDOFDIRECTORSBIOSOctober22,2018
SUSANKING(Chair)SusanKingistheExecutiveDirectorofTheRockefellerUniversityPress,whereshehasoverallpublishingresponsibilityfor3flagshipjournals–TheJournalofCellBiology,TheJournalofExperimentalMedicine,andTheJournalofGeneralPhysiology.AgraduateofGlasgowUniversitywithaPh.D.inimmunology,Susanhasover2decadesofexperienceinpublishingdrawnfromhertenuresatAcademicPress,JohnWileyandSons,andmostrecently,theAmericanChemicalSociety,whereSusanservedastheSeniorVicePresidentoftheJournalsPublishingGroupandlaunched13newjournals.
SusanservedasthechairoftheExecutiveCounciloftheProfessionalandScholarlyPublishingDivisionoftheAssociationofAmericanPublishersfrom2012–2013,andcurrentlyservesasthechairofCHORUS.Susaniscommittedtosustainablepublicaccess,academicfreedom,andcontinueddiversityoftheSTMpublishingecosystem.
SCOTTDELMAN(Treasurer)ScottDelmanhasbeenamemberofthescholarlypublishingcommunityforthepasttwenty-fiveyears,havingstartedhiscareerasacomputerscienceeditorforKluwerAcademicPublishersandoverthenextdecadeassumedincreasinglevelsofeditorialandmanagementresponsibility,ultimatelyleadingtohisappointmentasVicePresidentofElectronicPublishingin2001andVicePresidentofPublishingin2002.
FollowingKluwer'smergerwithSpringerScience+BusinessMedia,ScottservedasSpringer'sVicePresidentofBusinessDevelopmentwithresponsibilityfordevelopingnewdigitalproductsandservicesandoverseeingSpringer’sLearnedSocietyco-publishingactivities.In2007,ScottjoinedtheAssociationforComputingMachinery(ACM),wherehecurrentlyservesasDirectorofPublications,withoverallresponsibilityforACM’sPublicationsprogram,editorialdepartmentandDigitalLibrarySales&Marketingactivities.Inaddition,ScotthastakenaleadershiproleinshapingACM’spublicationspoliciesandeditorialapproachtoOpenAccess.ScottisanactivememberoftheSTMcommunitythroughavarietyofinitiativesandhassignificantboardexperience.ScotthasservedontheCHORUSBoardofDirectorssinceitsinceptionandhasplayedanintegralroleinshapingtheorganization,andcurrentlyservesonCHORUS’ExecutiveCommitteeasTreasurer.Inaddition,ScottparticipatesonseveralCHORUSBoardCommittees,includingtheNominatingCommitteeandRevenueWorkingGroup.Inaddition,ScottcurrentlyservesontheCrossrefBoardofDirectorsasarepresentativeforACM,ischairofCrossRef’sMembership&FeesCommittee,andhasservedaspastchairofCrossRef’sNominatingCommittee.ScottalsoservesonthePublisherandLibraryAdvisoryCommitteeforPortico,onthePublisherAdvisoryBoardforSIPX,andontheBoardofDirectorsforSpatialQ,afor-profitstart-upfocusedonthegeospatialmappingmarket.
ROBERTHARINGTON(Secretary)RobertHaringtonisAssociateExecutiveDirector,PublishingattheAmericanMathematicalSociety(AMS).RoberthastheoverallresponsibilityforpublishingattheAMS,includingbooks,journalsandelectronicproducts.Robertisa"Chef"forTheScholarlyKitchenBlog.RobertalsoservesontheMathJaxSteeringCommittee.RobertactivelyleadsstrategicgrowthanddevelopmentofpublishingattheAMSinadditiontomanagingthepublishingstaffacrossallpublishing,marketing,salesandproductionfunctions.RobertcametotheAMSfromtheAmericanInstituteofPhysics,whereheservedasPublisher.Roberthasworkedin
non-profitandcommercialsettings,internationally,withparticularexperienceacrosstheUnitedStates,Europe,andAsia(focusonChinaandJapan).RobertholdsadoctorateinbiochemistryfromtheUniversityofOxford,andafirst-classhonoursdegreeinchemistryfromtheUniversityofLondon.
DAVIDCROTTYDavidCrottyistheEditorialDirector,JournalsPolicyforOxfordUniversityPress.HeoverseesjournalpolicyandcontributestostrategyacrossOUP’sjournalsprogram,drivestechnologicalinnovation,servesasaninformationofficer,andmanagesasuiteofresearchsociety-ownedjournals.DavidwaspreviouslyanExecutiveEditorwithColdSpringHarborLaboratoryPress,creatingandeditingnewsciencebooksandjournals,andwasajournalEditorinChief.Davidreceived
hisPhDinGeneticsfromColumbiaUniversityanddiddevelopmentalneuroscienceresearchatCaltechbeforemovingfromthebenchtopublishing.DavidhasbeenelectedtoandservesontheBoardsoftheSocietyforScholarlyPublishing,theSTMAssociation,CHORInc.,andtheAAP/PSPExecutiveCouncil.AstheExecutiveEditoroftheScholarlyKitchenblog,Davidregularlywritesaboutcurrentissuesinpublishing.
FREDDYLLAH.FrederickDyllaservedfrom2007-2015astheExecutiveDirectorandCEOoftheAmericanInstituteofPhysics(AIP),anot-for-profitorganizationfor10scientificsocietiesthatpublishesscientificjournalsandprovidesinformation-basedproductsandservices.InJune2015,DyllawasappointedExecutiveDirectorEmeritusofAIPandaseniorpolicyadvisorforAIPPublishing.Priorto2007,DyllawastheChiefTechnologyOfficerfortheThomasJeffersonNationalAcceleratorFacilityin
NewportNews,Virginia,andAdjunctProfessorofPhysicsandAppliedScienceattheCollegeofWilliamandMary,andaresearchscientistatPrincetonUniversity’sPlasmaPhysicsLaboratory.HehasbeenrecognizedasaFellowoftheAVS,APS,andAAAS.Dyllaisactiveinpromotingtheimportanceofjournalsforthescientificenterpriseandadvocatingforimprovedaccessthroughvariousbusinessmodels.In2009,DyllahelpedorganizetheScholarlyPublishingRoundtableundertheaegisoftheUSHouseScienceandTechnologyCommittee.TheRoundtabledevelopedrecommendationsforpublicaccesspoliciesforscholarlydataandpublications.In2013,DyllahelpedfoundCHORUS,anon-profitcharteredtoprovidepublicaccesscapabilities,andcurrentlyservesontheCHORUSboard.
MICHAELFORSTERMichaelForsterisManagingDirector,PublicationsatIEEEandhasmorethantwodecadesofexperienceineducational,professional,andresearchpublishing.MichaelhasoverallresponsibilityforIEEE'sstaffpublishingorganization.HehasservedinseniormanagementpositionsintheUK,theUS,andinGermany.Hispastroleshavespannedallaspectsofthepublishingindustryandincludeexpertiseinstrategicplanning,M&Aandportfolioanalysis,productmanagement,andcontentdevelopment.
ThroughouthiscareerMichaelhasbeenanactiveparticipantandleaderinpublishingindustryassociationsandinitiatives.Hehasbeenco-chairoftheAAP/PSPBooksCommittee,ChairoftheCrossrefBooksWorkingGroup,afoundingmemberoftheInChITrust,memberoftheSTMPublicAffairsCommittee,Crossrefboardmember,memberofnumeroussteeringandorganizingteams,andspeakeratindustryconferencesandeventsincludingSTM,PSP,CESSE,andtheWiley-Blackwellexecutiveseminar.
ANNGABRIELAnnGabrielisSeniorVicePresidentforAcademic&ResearchRelationswithintheGlobalStrategicNetworksgroupatElsevier.SheisbasedinNewYork.InhercurrentroleAnnengageswithkeystakeholdersacrossacademia,government,fundingbodies,andindustrytofurtherthemissionofscientificpublishingandtosustainandenhancetheacademicresearchenterprise.Overthecourseofher20-yearcareerAnnhasheldavarietyofpositionsatthe
forefrontofscholarlycommunication.BothcurrentandpreviousresponsibilitieshaveconnectionstotheoriginanddevelopmentofCHORUS.Currentboardandcommitteeworkreflectalongstandingcommitmenttoworkingcooperativelyandproductivelyacrosspublishingindustrygroups:AnnservesasChairoftheOutreachCommitteefortheSTMPublisherAssociation/NISOResourceAccessforthe21stCentury(RA21)initiative,andrepresentedElsevierontheAAPProfessionalandScholarlyPublishingExecutiveCouncil.
JONATHANGLOVERJonathanGloverisVicePresident,DigitalProductManagementinWiley’sResearchBusinessDivision.Inthisrole,heisresponsibleforWileyOnlineLibraryalongwithauthor-facingproductsandapplications.JonathanhasbeenwithWileyfor16yearsinavarietyofeditorialandproductmanagementroles,includingWiley’simplementationofCHORUS.PriortohisworkatWiley,JonathanwasatElsevierfor5yearsworkingineditorialandproductmanagement.
THANEKERNERThaneKernerisChiefExecutiveOfficerofSilverchairHoldings,apioneerindistributeddigitalknowledgetechnologiesforeducation,reference,andprofessionalworkflow.Thefirm’sprimaryoperatingunit,SilverchairInformationSystems,isagloballeaderintechnologyproductsandservicesthatdrivedigitalgrowthforscholarlyandprofessionalpublishers.In2012,SHIachievedthesuccessfulexitofSilverchairLearningSystemstoReliasLearning,nowa
subsidiaryofBertelsmannSE&Co.Mr.KernerservesontheExecutiveCounciloftheProfessionalandScholarlyPublishersDivision(PSP)oftheAssociationofAmericanPublishers;theBoardofDirectorsofCHOR,Inc.,andtheBoardofVisitorsoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.PriortofoundingSilverchairin1993,hewaspublisherofExperimentalHematology,theofficialjournaloftheInternationalSocietyforExperimentalHematology.
VINCENTLIZZIVincentLizziisElectronicProductionManagerandaProductOwneratTaylor&Francis.Inhismorethan15yearsatTaylor&Francis,Vincenthashelpedtodesignsystemsforjournalproductionandcontentdistribution,andhasbeenapartofmanycontentplatformmigrations.VincentisamemberoftheNISOJATSStandingCommitteeandhecontributestopublishingindustryinitiativesincludingJATS4R(JATSforReuse).HavingrecentlyjoinedtheCHORUSboard,Vincentisexcitedto
contributetopracticalandsustainablesolutionsforprovidingpublicaccesstocontent.
JACKOCHSJackOchsiscurrentlyVicePresident,StrategicPlanning&AnalysisforthePublicationsDivisionoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.HeservesontheCOUNTERExecutiveCommitteeandchairstheInternationalAssociationofScientific,Technical&MedicalPublishers(STM)CopyrightandLegalAffairsCommittee.HealsoservesonSTM’sPublicAffairsCommitteeandisanExOfficiomemberoftheExecutiveBoard.PriortojoiningtheACS,heservedinsales,editorial,strategic
planning,andmanagementpositionswithSimon&Schuster,Scholastic,andPrentice-Hall.
JOHNSACKJohnSackistheFoundingDirectorofHighWirePressandfocusesontechnologyandpublishingfutures,strategicanalytics,discoverability,userresearch,technologyinnovationandthekindofthoughtleadershipandindustry-forwardthinkingthathasdefinedHighWire'smissionsince1995.Johnparticipatesinindustryforumsbyspeaking,andbyservingonSTM’sFutureLabs,STMTechnologyandStandardsCommittee,andCOUNTER’sinternationaladvisoryboard.Johnwas
previouslydirectorofStanford'sITservicesandagraduatestudentinEnglishliteratureatStanford,aswellasanundergraduateattheUniversityofVirginiastudyingEnglish,philosophy,religion,andarthistory.
MATTHEWSALTERMatthewSalterreceivedhisBScinChemistryandPhDinOrganicChemistryfromImperialCollege,UniversityofLondonbeforemovingtoTohokuUniversityinSendai,JapanasaJapanSocietyforthePromotionofSciencePostdoctoralFellow.FollowingafurtherperiodofresearchattoImperialCollege,MatthewworkedasaLecturerinOrganicChemistryatKing’sCollegeLondonbeforeservingonthestaffoftheUniversityofTokyobetween2005-2007.Matthewsubsequently
movedintoscientificpublishingjoiningNaturePublishingGroup,whereheheadedupitscustomarm,MacmillanScientificCommunications(MSC),asPublisherandEditor-in-ChieffortheAsia-Pacific.MatthewalsoledtheteamthatdevelopedandlaunchedthegoldopenaccessjournalNPGAsiaMaterials.In2013,MatthewjoinedIOPPublishingasPublishingManager(laterAssociateDirector,Journals)fortheAsia-PacificregionbasedinitsTokyooffice.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheAmericanPhysicalSociety(APS)inJanuary2016asPublisherofthePhysicalReviewportfolioofjournalsandamemberoftheAPSSeniorManagementTeam.InadditiontoservingontheboardofCHORUS,MatthewisAPSHeadofHouseandboardmemberfortheInternationalAssociationofSTMPublishers.
ALEXANDRAVANCEAlix Vance is CEO andExecutiveDirector of GeoScienceWorld (GSW), a nonprofitcollaborativeandcomprehensivedigitalresourceforresearchandcommunicationsin the earth sciences, built on a core database of peer-reviewed journals, eBooks,anddata.GSWservesaglobalcommunityofpublishers,authors, researchers,andacademic and professional library customers in 45 countries. Her previousexecutive roles have included COO at the Center for EducationReform, Executive
Director of Reference Publishing at CQ Press—a division of SAGE Publications, and Vice President atEbook Library/EBL. Prior to joining the CHORUS Board, Alix served on the ALPSP North AmericanSteering Committee, Editorial Board of Learned Publishing, and Board of Directors of The Society forScholarlyPublishing.