As vice president of published content, John collaborates with publishers, libraries, and museums to develop products and programs that support their organizational needs and missions, such as Books at JSTOR and Artstor on JSTOR. He works with more than 2,000 publishers to make their content available on the JSTOR platform. He also works closely with libraries to develop growth strategies for the journals and books programs to ensure we meet their research, teaching, and preservation needs. This includes the recent business models in our Books at JSTOR program built in collaboration with the academic community, including Path to Open and Publisher Collections.
Prior to this role, John led our global Outreach team working with libraries and consortia in 170 countries. He also played a pivotal role in launching and growing both library and publisher participation in the Books at JSTOR program. John has over 25 years of experience in the library community. He worked with SoftLine Information to bring ethnic newspapers online and spent 10 years at ProQuest in a variety of roles collaborating with publishers and the library communities.
John was an instructor at Moorpark College for over 12 years and established the first online course at the college, introducing electronic resources into the classroom to expand student learning. He holds a master’s degree in academic research from Humboldt State University and a master of business administration from the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore. John presently holds a position on the Board of Trustees for OA Book Usage Data Trust.