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The Elsevier Foundation is a knowledge-centered, corporate foundation making grants and contributions throughout the world. Created in 2002, The Elsevier Foundation supports the broader scientific, technical and medical communities we serve, as well as the many local communities where our employees live and work.
The Elsevier Foundation has three primary goals:
- Enrich and improve the quality of life for people worldwide by supporting the advancement of, and access to, scientific, technical and medical knowledge
- Recognize and promote excellence and equality in STM research and healthcare services
- Encourage employees to play a positive role in our local and global communities
The Foundation remains guided by the Elsevier’s corporate mission: to deliver superior information products and services that foster communication, build insights, and enable individual and collective advancement in scientific research and health care. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded over 40 grants worth over half a million dollars to non-profit organizations that have knowledge centered missions, values and programs consistent with our corporate mission. However, the Foundation will focus on three specific program areas in 2006 to optimize financial resources and maximize impact in the communities we serve.
The Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries (ILDC) Program, which awards grants to library programs in the developing world for innovative systems and services that improve access to STM information.
The Elsevier New Scholars Program, which awards grants to support the efforts of the academic and research community to address the fundamental challenge of balancing childcare and family responsibilities with the demanding careers of science and technology.
The Elsevier Employee Matching Gift Program, which matches employee donations on a one-for-one basis to the charity of their choice.
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, the company publishes more than 1,800 journals and 2,200 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect and MD Consult bibliographic databases, online reference works and subject specific portals.
Elsevier is a global company headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).
The Elsevier Foundation is governed by the following Board of Directors:
John Regazzi is Chairman of the Elsevier Foundation. He was recently appointed and currently serves as Dean of the College of Information and Computer Science at Long Island University. Prior to this academic appointment, he worked in the publishing industry for nearly 30 years, previously serving as Managing Director, Market Development, CEO, Elsevier, Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors at Elsevier. Regazzi joined Elsevier in 1998, and guided Elsevier’s electronic publishing strategy, including the successful expansion of the flagship Internet platform, ScienceDirect. He was President and CEO of Engineering Information, Inc. (Ei) for nearly ten years until 1998 when he oversaw Ei’s incorporation into Elsevier. Regazzi holds a PhD in Computer and Information Science.
Erik Engstrom is Chief Executive Officer for Elsevier. Before becoming CEO in 2004, he was a General Partner at General Atlantic Partners, LLC. where he led the Media and Consumer investment sector since 2001. He is a member of the business committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as a member of the board of directors of Graham-Windham Services to Families and Children in New York. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
YS Chi has been Vice Chairman of Elsevier since June 2005. As Managing Director of Global Academic & Customer Relations, he works to strengthen Elsevier’s relationship with their customers. Prior to joining Elsevier, he served as the Chairman of Random House Asia, President of Random House Worldwide, and held several President and CEO positions at Ingram Distribution Holding. He serves as a trustee of Princeton University, and sits on the board of several other educational, artistic, and charitable organizations including the Korean American Community Foundation and Montgomery Bell Academy. He graduated from Princeton University and earned his MBA at Columbia University.
Bruce Alberts, a respected biochemist with a strong commitment to the improvement of science and mathematics education, has returned to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, after serving two six-year terms as the president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). During his tenure at the NAS, Alberts was instrumental in developing the landmark National Science Education standards that have been implemented in school systems nationwide. For the period 2000 to 2009, he serves as the co-chair of the InterAcademy Council, a new organization in Amsterdam governed by the presidents of 15 national academies of sciences and established to provide scientific advice to the world. Widely recognized for his work in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, Alberts has earned many honors and awards, including 14 honorary degrees and he currently serves on the advisory boards of more than 10 non-profit institutions. He is an Overseer at Harvard University, a Trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a Trustee of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the president-elect of the American Society of Cell Biology.
Toni Carbo was the Dean of the School of Information Sciences (SIS) at the University of Pittsburgh from August, 1986 through June 30, 2002. She is currently a professor at SIS and at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). She has served as Executive Director of the US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and as President of the Association for Library and Information Science Education. Carbo has won numerous awards and distinctions for her significant contributions to library and information science. Author of more that 200 publications and presentations in the information sciences, Carbo is the Editor of The International Information and Library Review (IILR), and has served on the editorial boards of several publications. She received her A.B. from Brown University and her M.S. and PhD from Drexel University, who named her one of its 100 most distinguished alumni.
