Gemma Hersh

Gemma Hersh. As Policy Director on the Policy and Access team at Elsevier, Gemma Hersh (@gemmahersh) is responsible for developing policies for open access, copyright and other areas that impact the scholarly research and publishing communities. Her current work includes looking at open access and copyright developments globally and emerging areas such as Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Open Education Resources.

Before joining Elsevier Gemma was Head of Public Affairs for the UK Publishers Association and has worked in the creative industries both in government and in industry for the last six years. She holds an MPhil in Politics and Comparative Government from Oxford University, but her real love is History, in which she holds a First Class Degree from Kings College, London.