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Rachel Burley

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Chief Publications Officer at American Physical Society
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Rachel Burley is a business transformation leader with over 20 years of experience in research communications and open science. As Chief Publications Officer at the American Physical Society, she spearheads publishing innovations. Colleagues describe her as a strategic, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader who excels at developing effective teams.

Under her leadership, the American Physical Society earned the top score in SCOAP3s first assessment of open science practices in scholarly publishing.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Publications Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Open Science
A core theme of her career, she has consistently driven open access and open science initiatives at Wiley, Springer Nature, and now the American Physical Society.
Publishing Innovation
She has a track record of developing new products and services, including the 'In Review' journal-integrated preprinting service during her time at Springer Nature.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Chief Publications Officer
American Physical Society
9-2019 - 8-2022
President
Research Square Company
1-2019 - 9-2019
Vice President, Open Publishing Innovations
Springer Nature
2-2016 - 1-2019
Vice President and Publishing Director
Springer Nature, Open Research Group
5-2012 - 12-2015
Vice President and Director, Open Access
Wiley
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Education
2009 - 2009
Leadership Development
Harvard Business School
5-2022 - 5-2022
Exploiting Disruption in a Digital World
London Business School
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