Governance

The Research4Life governance is as simple and as efficiently structured as possible. The Executive Council represents the major contributing partners and takes ongoing strategic and operational decisions. Teams are assigned by the executive council and report back to it: Capacity Development, Communications & Marketing, Eligibility, Finance, Fundraising and Technology. Progress is monitored and future developments agreed at the annual General Partners Meeting. This is the governing and authoritative body of Research4Life where decision are taken. The meeting designates temporary taskforces to address particular strategic and tactical issues.
The Research4Life partnership established a Code of Conduct that applies to all those conducting work for Research4Life and is intended to act as guidance alongside employers’ codes of conduct.
Executive Council
Ylann Schemm
Chair, Executive Council
Elsevier
Gracian Chimwaza
Vice-chair, Executive Council
ITOCA
Kimberly Parker
Past chair, Executive Council
WHO
Program Managers
Kimberly Parker
Hinari Program Manager
WHO
Imma Subirats
AGORA Program Manager
FAO
Andrew Czajkowski
ARDI Program Manager
WIPO
Angeline Djampou
OARE Program Manager
UNEP
Richelle Van Snellenberg
GOALI Program Manager
ILO
Capacity Development Team
Lenny Rhine
Chair
Librarians Without Borders
Gehane Al Garraya
Chair
WHO
Communications & Marketing Team
Domiziana Francescon
Chair
The Elsevier Foundation
Edit Horváth
Chair
International Labour Organization
Evalyne Wanjiru
Research4Life Communications Coordinator
Eligibility Team
Tamara Lucas
Chair
The Lancet
Finance Team
Andrea Powell
Chair
STM
Fundraising Team
Daniel Dollar
Chair, Fundraising Team
Yale University Library
Michael Oldham
Chair, Fundraising Team
Portsys
Technology Team
Holly Mistlebauer
Chair, Technology Team
Cornell University
Ged Cheng
Chair, Technology Team
Independent