Annie Callanan

Annie Callanan’s professional journey, spanning three continents and as many decades, has centered on the core tactic of architecting and driving enterprise value creation through the innovative application of tech-enabled products and services across the knowledge ecosystem. Each of her leadership engagements has served to inspire a growing curiosity and passion for technologies capable of enabling positive human impact across a diverse array of business models and sectors.

Prior to joining EBSCO Information Services, Annie served for six years as Chief Executive Officer at Taylor & Francis, a global leader in scholarly communications and scientific publishing, with a mission to democratize knowledge and validate the experts and evidence-based truths that drive human progress.

Prior leadership roles included CEO of Quantros, a healthcare solutions and patient safety software and analytics company; COO at ProQuest, provider of specialized information resources and technologies for library, education, and business markets; CEO of Bowker, a global leader in bibliographic information management; and COO of the Business Technology Group at United Business Media, a multi-national media company.

Annie has also had the honor of serving on numerous boards, including the UK Publishers Association (PA), where she was President and Treasurer; The Association of American Publishers (AAP); the International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) Association; and Wall Street Network Solutions, a high-performance data and network infrastructure company named to 2013 Inc. 500’s list of fastest growing companies.

Annie is a Summa Cum Laude graduate with a B.A. and B.F.A. in English and Art History from FDU, and an MBA in Finance from NYU.