Who we are
ITHAKA is composed of innovators in many fields, united in our efforts to make education more accessible, affordable, and effective for everyone.
ITHAKA president Kevin Guthrie at Tech Talk 2019 on the impact of technology on education
Employee spotlight
Aparna Bankston
Aparna Bankston
Agile Delivery Lead
Esther Fisher
Esther Fisher
Application Support Specialist
Lenny Sydney Adler
Lenny Sydney Adler
Account Development Manager
Our leadership
ITHAKA’s leadership team makes an impact by spearheading change and promoting innovation in higher education.
Kevin Guthrie
Kevin Guthrie
President
ITHAKA
Arielle Ali
Arielle Ali
Chief Financial Officer
Catharine Bond Hill
Catharine Bond Hill
Managing Director, Ithaka S+R
Nancy Kopans
Nancy Kopans
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee
Chief Technology Officer
Nathalie Udo
Nathalie Udo
Chief Operating Officer
Kate Wittenberg
Kate Wittenberg
Managing Director, Portico
Debbie Barrett
Debbie Barrett
Vice President, Work Life & Culture
Alison Enright
Alison Enright
Vice President of Operational Excellence
Harmony Faust
Harmony Faust
Vice President of Marketing
Bruce Heterick
Bruce Heterick
Senior VP, Open Collections & Infrastructure
Alex Humphreys
Alex Humphreys
Vice President, Innovation
Martin Kurzweil
Martin Kurzweil
Vice President, Educational Transformation, Ithaka S+R
John Lenahan
John Lenahan
Vice President, Published Content
Matt MacQueen
Matt MacQueen
Vice President, Product & Design
Heidi McGregor
Heidi McGregor
Vice President, Communications
Angela Pearson
Angela Pearson
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Susan Sadowski
Susan Sadowski
Vice President, Partner and User Services
Chief of Staff, Technology
Roger Schonfeld
Roger Schonfeld
Vice President, Organizational Strategy and Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums
Rebecca Seger
Rebecca Seger
Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships
Trustees
Leaders from the higher education, library, publishing, technology, and financial fields contribute their expertise and time in support of our mission.
Jonathan Glick
Founder
Ball Metaverse Research Partners
Peter J. Dougherty
Director
American Philosophical Society Press
Kevin Guthrie
President
ITHAKA
Sylvester A. Johnson
Professor, Department of Black Studies
Northwestern University
Curtis L. Kendrick
On research sabbatical
SUNY – Binghamton University
Lauren Meserve
Chief Investment Officer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Martha E. Pollack
President Emerita
Cornell University
Steven G. Poskanzer
ITHAKA Chair
President
Carleton College
Barbara Rockenbach
Stephen F. Gates ‘68 University Librarian
Yale University
Pamela Yee
Partner
Bain & Company
What we do
We help make higher education and access to knowledge more affordable; we improve outcomes for students and researchers; and we preserve knowledge for future generations.
Knowledge for everyone
Technology offers us unprecedented opportunities to deliver knowledge affordably to a global community. Through our digital libraries and learning platforms, we deliver uninterrupted access to collections from academic libraries, publishers, and museums around the world to millions of students, teachers, and researchers in 180 countries.
College access, affordability, and student success
Everyone deserves access to higher education, regardless of their economic resources and circumstances. Our research and advising focuses on how colleges and universities can enroll and better serve underrepresented and low-income students to help them thrive and graduate.
Preservation and collections
Knowledge builds on the past. As we work to improve access to knowledge today, we are equally concerned about preserving it for the future. We provide sustainable preservation services for libraries and publishers as well as research and guidance on collection and preservation strategies.
Innovation in research and teaching
As technology continues to advance, so do our opportunities to overcome barriers and conduct research and teach in new ways. Our teams develop and scale innovative approaches for scholars and students to gain insights from vast stores of information and from one another.
Empowering others
We multiply our impact by empowering others to bring change to their organizations, campuses, and communities. We bring leaders together, share best practices, and put tools into the hands of those working with students and researchers every day to deliver insight and improve outcomes.
Our services
We help institutions and individuals accelerate the impact of research and learning through diverse services.
Journals, books, images, and primary sources on a platform for teaching and connecting ideas
about.jstor.org
Teach, learn, and perform text analysis with scholarly and primary source content
constellate.org
Community-supported preservation of e-journals, e-books, and digital collections
portico.org
Collaborative strategies and research for higher education and the arts
sr.ithaka.org
Working here
At ITHAKA, nearly 400 team members collaborate to expand access to knowledge and education worldwide.
Join our team
Help us do great things.
Exemplifying the culture at ITHAKA, all ideas are open and all our staff participate in our hackathons
Our values
We chose ITHAKA’s values as a group and we practice them every day.
Belonging
Everyone belongs. We value diversity and actively seek different perspectives.
We work to help every employee participate and succeed.
Evidence
We are systematic and use evidence in our pursuit of continuous improvement.
Speed
Speed matters. The world is moving faster and so must we.
Teamwork
Teamwork wins. Our impact is greater when we work together.
Trust
Trust enables. We do what we say and we say what we do.
Benefits
Love what you do. We offer rewarding jobs with great benefits for all our employees.
Compensation and benefits
From retirement plan contributions to flexibility in our schedules, ITHAKA’s offerings are competitive with those of education and technology companies.
Work/life balance
Our work culture encourages a happy balance between personal and professional life with flexibility in our schedules, where we work, and generous paid time off.
Diversity
Our work is international in scope, and our workforce reflects the communities we serve. The diverse backgrounds of our staff contribute to ITHAKA’s culture of creativity.
Health and wellness
Our comprehensive health care benefits include medical, dental, and vision, and coverage starts on the first day of employment. We also offer gym membership discounts, on-site flu shots, a flexible spending account, and much more.
Professional development
As a learning organization, we are committed to our employees’ professional development. We foster a philosophy of constant learning and growth and provide paid training, on-the-job learning, and tuition reimbursement.
Great settings
Love where you work. We have state-of-the-art offices in New York City and Ann Arbor, MI, and we support remote and hybrid options.
New York City, NY
Overlooking Zuccotti Park and the Oculus, near the Battery and Bowling Green parks, and conveniently located close to most subway lines and PATH trains.
Ann Arbor, MI
In lively downtown, just one block from the main transit center and a short walking distance from the University of Michigan, a vibrant restaurant scene, and eclectic shops, with seasonal events right outside our doors.
Regarding Zhengxianling - China's first pan - international talent recruitment platform
Zhengxianling is developed and operated by Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. The company mainly provides international services such as talent job-seeking and recruitment, recruitment and introduction of high-level talents / science and technology innovation-related talents (Overseas Excellent Young Talents, Qiming Plan, online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), academic exchanges, and software development. In due time, we will launch language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. to meet the needs of global users. Up to now, the company has established communication channels with national ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Science and Technology, talent offices of the Organization Departments of some provincial and municipal Party committees, departments of human resources and social security, industry and information technology, science and technology, trade unions, chambers of commerce, academic societies, associations, 985 and 211 universities in various regions across the country, HRs of some enterprises, the International Academician Consortium, the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, and some international institutions in countries such as Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, and QS World's top 100 universities (MIT, Oxford, the University of Melbourne...).
Service items are as follows:
A. Recruitment and introduction of international high-level / science and technology innovation-related talents (doctors, post-doctors, academicians) (online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), overseas enterprise study tours, academic exchanges, and software development.
B. Operation of Zhengxianling® (The types of talents on the platform and official account are not limited. Note: The official website is undergoing upgrading and renovation).
Service-supported regions:
China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, the United States, Canada, etc. (covering more than 100 countries and regions).
Main service content: Online and offline special high-level talent job fairs for cities, parks, and employers, talent-introduction activities related to science and technology innovation (project solicitation, screening, roadshow... implementation, etc.), investment promotion, academic exchange conferences, online job-seeking and recruitment, and offline services are available in the above-mentioned designated countries.
In the past 2024, we have successively joined the Hubei Chushang Federation in China and the World Federation of Inventors' Associations [IFIA], and have established the grand goal of building Zhengxianling into China's first pan-international talent recruitment platform (Language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. will be launched in due time. The establishment of the International HRD (HR) Alliance is in progress), and in the future, it will serve billions of users in more than 200 countries around the world. As of December 31, 2024, we have received a reply from the chairman of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, welcoming Yuntong Technology and Zhengxianling to join the cooperation of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA in 2025. Starting from 2025, we will cooperate with the International Academician Consortium and may participate in activities such as the FCPAE (Federation of Chinese Professionals in Europe) European Forum to facilitate international talent exchanges and cooperation, thereby promoting scientific and technological innovation, driving employment, serving global economic construction, and promoting friendly cross-border cooperation to create a better future. Thus, we can better serve users from all over the world.
The Chinese full name of IFIA: World Federation of Inventors' Associations. Its headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland, and San Francisco, the United States. In February 2024, after being reviewed and approved by the 47th Global Executive Committee of IFIA, Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. [Zhengxianling] joined the organization. For details, please refer to the official website of IFIA:
https://www.ifia.com/ifia-47th-executive-committee-meeting-held-on-feb-2024/
Our company's recruitment platform will officially launch a paid service starting from February 1, 2025. For details, please refer to:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YmOxE1snwAAvskZgwm5RxA
Currently, we are organizing online and offline special job fairs for high-level talents of international organizations. For details of the event, please refer to the push article on the schedule plan of the international high-level talent recruitment activities of Zhengxianling®:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UGfNhxHRoIs1KZF7Thsfxg
Zhengxianling® recruits a large number of overseas high-level talents and innovative talents all year round. For details, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8YaCD8xaXiDeC93a1foUKQ
Regarding the invitation letter for the initiation of the International HRD (HR) Alliance, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fdg6QB82KAJCeTi0VZVZKQ
We welcome HRs of employers from all over the world, heads of universities and research institutes, academic leaders, young doctors / post-doctors / academicians and other talents to contact us or register to join our platform，The talents we recruit will be preferentially recommended to work in universities, research institutions and other units in China or various countries around the world.
Careers
ITHAKA is committed to building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We invite you to read our Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement and take a moment to learn more about our mission, our values, and the benefits of working at ITHAKA.
ITHAKA was recently made aware of an email scam impersonating ITHAKA to schedule a job interview. All ITHAKA recruitment email correspondence will come from the ithaka.org domain.
If you receive an email related to a position at ITHAKA that does not have an ithaka.org email address, please do not respond to the message. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at careers@ithaka.org.
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