Governance

CLIR is governed by a board of directors representing large and small academic libraries, research institutes and collections, scholarly associations, and publishers. The Board sets policy, oversees the investment of funds, establishes goals, and approves strategies for their achievement.

CLIR Board Members

Paul Courant
University Librarian and Dean of Libraries
University of Michigan

Kurt De Belder
University Librarian, Director of the Leiden University Libraries, and Director of Leiden University Press
Leiden University

Mark Dimunation
Assistant Director for Special Collections and Rare Book and Special Collections Division Chief
Library of Congress

Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Director of Scholarly Communication
Modern Language Association

David Gift (Treasurer)
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Merit Network
Vice Provost Emeritus (Libraries and IT Services, and CIO)
Michigan State University

Charles Henry
President
CLIR

Michael A. Keller
Ida M. Green University Librarian, Founder and Publisher of HighWire Press, Publisher of Stanford University Press
Stanford University

W. Joseph King
Distinguished Fellow
National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education

Wendy Pradt Lougee 
University Librarian
University of Minnesota

Claudia Lux
Director
Qatar National Library

Stephen Nichols 
James M. Beall Professor Emeritus of French and Humanities
The Johns Hopkins University

Herman Pabbruwe (Chair)
Chief Executive Officer
Brill

Stephen Rhind-Tutt*
President
Alexander Street Press

David Rumsey (Vice Chair)*
President, Cartography Associates
and Founder, David Rumsey Map Collection

Winston Tabb*
Dean of University Libraries
Johns Hopkins University

John C. Vaughn
Executive Vice President
Association of American Universities

Leslie Weir
University Librarian
University of Ottawa

Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson
Dean of University Libraries
University of Washington

Karin Wittenborg (Secretary)
University Librarian
University of Virginia

* Also serves on DLF Advisory Subcommittee