Annette Thomas, science publishing innovator and strategic business leader joins Clarivate Analytics Board

Clarivate Analytics today announced that Annette Thomas, former Chief Executive Officer of Macmillan Science and Education, and most recently Chief Scientific Officer and global head of Springer Nature’s research business, was appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. “Annette has an industry-wide reputation for creating long-term sustainable growth by fostering innovation and taking a customer-led approach,” said Jay Nadler, CEO of Clarivate Analytics. “I’m delighted that she is joining our Board at a critical time as we accelerate investment and growth as an independent company.” Thomas currently serves as a Trustee and board member of The Yale Corporation, the governing board and policy-making body for Yale University. Thomas’s career spans nearly 25 years in scientific and educational publishing—she began her career as a cell biology editor for Nature, before being appointed Managing Director of Nature Publishing Group, followed by Chief Executive of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. and then Chief Executive of Macmillan Science and Education. For over 15 years, she was at the helm of Nature, transforming it from a handful of scientific, print-based magazines into one of the most highly regarded, digitally-focused research information groups in the world. During her tenure at Nature and Macmillan, Thomas expanded the group globally and diversified the business. An early advocate of open access, she drove Nature’s develo...
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