Attila Emecz

Atti joined Elsevier in 2019 as Senior Director, Strategic Solutions, a role in which he is focused on applying Elsevier’s range of data and analytical capabilities to help clients achieve their objectives for research strategy, research delivery, evaluation and national assessments. Exemplar projects include the development of an evidence-based evaluation platform for the Japanese Cabinet Office, the creation of an integrated Data Platform for research management in Egypt and a feasibility assessment of automating the classification of research outputs with the Australian Research Council.

Atti is also proud to serve on the Board of Governors for Coventry University which is responsible for overseeing the University’s strategy and operations. He has specific responsibility for the University’s research portfolio, chairing the University’s Research Committee.

Prior to joining Elsevier, Atti worked at the University of Surrey from 2014 to 2019 in various roles including as Vice-Provost, Research and Innovation and as Director of Research Strategy. He introduced the first formal Research and Impact Strategy at the University. Atti remains a visiting professor at Surrey. During this time, Atti was also Chief Executive for the ERA Foundation whose objectives included encouraging young people into engineering careers.

Between 1990 and 2014, Atti worked for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council the largest funder of UK university research. He was an Executive Director there from 2003. On behalf of all UK Research Councils, Atti led the work on improving the efficiency of peer review and on encouraging impact to be delivered from the research and training they support.