STM People

Andy Heard is Senior Director, IT Business Partner at IEEE where he leads technology for IEEE Publications and for Marketing and Sales.  Andy has held positions both within and outside of IT, in startups and in a diverse set of Fortune 50 companies, including Mars leading global marketing technology, Pfizer, where he was a Business Technology...

Kathryn Sharples is Publishing Development Director at Wiley. During her 15+year career at Wiley she has worked in a variety of editorial roles including leading a global publishing team in statistics & mathematics. Her current focus is on the development and implementation of strategies to enable subject portfolio development and the growth of Wiley’s Open...

Judy Verses joined Elsevier in May 2022 as President, Academic and Government Markets.  Judy’s career reflects her belief in the power of knowledge to enable and transform individuals and communities. She has a strong track record of building trust and of being a strong advocate for inclusion and diversity. Prior to Elsevier, Judy was Executive...

I joined Emerald Publishing in 2012, and subsequently led a range of business functions including content acquisition and management, product and business innovation. Most recently, I led the business as CEO prior to and following its acquisition by Cambridge Information Group. I’m delighted to take up the new role of Chief Officer: Publishing & Strategic Relationships,...

Prashant Mishra heads BMJ India & South Asia as Managing Director. He has led BMJ in South Asia since 2008 when he was the Country Manager for India. Under his leadership, the sales, marketing, technology and editorial teams have grown over the past 10 years and across two offices – in Noida and Mumbai. He...

Ralph Youngen is Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships for the American Chemical Society, where he leads efforts in identifying strategic acquisitions, developing partnerships, and fostering industry collaborations. With over 30 years of experience in the scientific publishing industry, Ralph is a passionate advocate for building shared infrastructure and driving innovation through cross-stakeholder collaboration. He currently serves...

Liz is an Associate Director at Research Consulting Ltd with a focus on projects for academic publishers and research funders, especially in the life and medical sciences. She has over a decade of experience in academic publishing and scholarly communications and before joining Research Consulting in 2024, Liz held senior roles at F1000 and Taylor...

Joris van Rossum is Program Director of STM Solutions. Joris leads various programs and projects within STM Solutions, with a special focus on the STM Integrity Hub and AI. Before joining STM, Joris worked for several leading companies and organizations across the STM publishing space, including Digital Science and Elsevier, where he initiated and led a...

Martijn Roelandse has over 20 years of scholarly publishing and bio-medical research experience.  He is Consultant at martijnroelandse.dev, where he helps startups in the digital publishing space such as SciScore to blossom, and Partner at Park 56, an independent advisory firm for corporate finance and strategy solutions. Martijn is driven by a huge curiosity for technology and is an...

Rob Johnson is the Managing Director of Research Consulting, a mission-driven business which works to improve the effectiveness and impact of research and scholarly communication. Rob’s career represents a full-circle journey: beginning with a degree in English Studies, he subsequently worked as a consultant with KPMG, the international professional services firm, and spent four years as...