Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD

Vice President, Research Intelligence - Elsevier

Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD is the Vice President, Research Intelligence on the Global Strategic Networks team at Elsevier, an information analytics company.

Her responsibilities center on how insights from data, metrics, and analytics guide research evaluation and the strategic planning processes at research institutions and funding bodies. She is also focused on how open science is advancing to strengthen the research enterprise, notably how institutions are addressing issues of recognition and reward for open science activities throughout the research life cycle.




Prior to joining Elsevier, Dr. Falk-Krzesinski was a faculty member and administrator at Northwestern University. Notably, she launched the central Office of Research Development and examined the use of various tools to support intra- and inter-institutional scientific collaboration and demonstrate the impact of the university’s research programs.

Dr. Falk-Krzesinski is also broadly involved in promoting women leaders in STEM, serving as co-chair of Elsevier’s Gender Working Group and leading on the next global gender report. Dr. Falk-Krzesinski is further recognized for her expertise in team science and research development, and she continues to teach at Northwestern.