Governance
The Research4Life governance is as simple and as efficiently structured as possible.
The Executive Council takes strategic and operational decisions and represents the major contributing partners. Teams are assigned by the Executive Council and report back to it. Volunteering for special projects is also an important pillar of the Research4Life structure, and we are grateful to all individuals and their institutions for their time and activities.
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 – and where temporary taskforces are designated 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 Group
Gracian Chimwaza
Chair, Executive Council
ITOCA
Lise McLeod
Vice-chair
WIPO
Ylann Schemm
Past chair, Executive Council
Elsevier
Kimberly Parker
Chief Operations Officer
WHO
Sarah Phibbs
Director, Research4Life Publisher Partnerships
STM
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
Communications & Marketing Team
Leah Kinthaert
Chair
Taylor & Francis Group
Edit Horváth
Chair
International Labour Organization
Evalyne Wanjiru
Communications Coordinator
Content Strategy & Policy Team
Mary Ochs
Chair
Emerita Cornell University
Susana Cardoso
Chair
International Labour Organization
Eligibility Team
Graham Grant
Chair
Oxford University Press
Kimberly Parker
Chair
WHO
Finance Oversight Team
Sarah Phibbs
Chair
STM
Fundraising Team
Daniel Dollar
Chair
Yale University Library
Michael Oldham
Chair
Portsys
Technology Team
Lega Martin Mogga
Chair
WHO
Ged Cheng
Chair
Independent
User Group
Mercy Moyo
Secretariat
ITOCA
In-kind support
We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and their institutions for their support of Research4Life’s mission to share knowledge, provide equal access and support sustainable growth for all communities around the world.
| Bushan Yadav | Nepal Health Research Council | Training ambassador | 2014-present |
| Francis Yeboah | Balme Library, University of Ghana | Content verification | 2023-present |
| Gaby Caro Salazar | Independent | Translation support | 2022-present |
| Carla Heister | Yale (retired) | Content management | 2018-present |
