The VIVO Leadership Group is made up of Platinum Members, Members at other levels who are elected by peer contributors, and representatives from institutions contributing at least 0.5 FTE development or other project-specific effort as approved by project leadership, reportable to the project and approved by project leadership. This group meets quarterly with the Steering Group, including once in-person at the annual conference.
The Chair of the Steering Group organizes and leads the Leadership Group meetings. When a vote is called for, each organization represented on either the Steering Group or the Leadership Group has one vote on recommendations brought before the group. In case of tie votes, the Chair of the Steering Group shall cast the deciding vote.
Corporate Sponsors are eligible to serve on the Leadership Group as well. Leadership Group representatives are also encouraged to assist more closely with the project as they are able by serving on Working Groups. Task Forces, and subcommittees or by attending Steering Group meetings when invited.
The Leadership Group establishes priorities and is responsible for making strategic decisions. The Steering Group will bring issues to the Leadership Group for decisions that meet the following criteria:
Annual budget allocation;
Substantial changes in allocations during the year;
Strategic product roadmap;
Strategic community direction.
| 2015 VIVO Leadership Group Members | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jean Rainwater | Head, Integrated Technology Services | Brown University |
| Dean Krafft | Chief Technology Strategist | Cornell University |
| Amy Brand | Director, MIT Press | MIT Press |
| Julia Trimmer | Manager, Faculty Data Systems | Duke University |
| Karim Boughida | Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Content Management | George Washington University |
| Malcolm Wolski | Director, eResearch Services and Scholarly Application Development | Griffith University |
| Robert H. McDonald | Associate Dean for Library Technologies | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Jennifer S. Adams | Manager, Operations and Strategic Projects | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Chris Shaffer | University Librarian and Associate Professor | Oregon Health & Science University Library |
| Jonathan Breeze | Chief Executive Officer | Symplectic |
| Michael Bolton | Assistant Dean | Texas A&M University Libraries |
| Thorsten Hoellrigl | Head of Product Development, CRIS | Thomson Reuters |
| Mike Wright | Director of Strategic Initiatives, NCAR Library | UCAR / NCAR |
| Liz Tomich | Director, Faculty Information Systems | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Ed Neu | Director, Information Management, UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute | University of Florida |
Sophia Lagastes | Manager of Systems, Research, Industry and Commercialisation | University of Melbourne |
| Michael Winkler | Director Digital Partnerships | University of Pennsylvania Library |
| Scott Hanscom | Librarian, Digital Library Branch | US Department of Agriculture |
| Julie G. Speer | Associate Dean for Research and Informatics | Virginia Tech Libraries |
| Paul Albert | Identity Services Product Manager | Weill Cornell Medical College |
