About Gale

Executive Biographies

Stephen Abram, MLS

Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Markets

Stephen Abram, MLS, is the Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Markets for Gale. He is also the past-President 2008 of the Special Libraries Association and the past-President of the Canadian Library Association and Ontario Library Association.

Prior to joining Gale, Mr. Abram was Vice President of Innovation for SirsiDynix and Chief Strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute. He was Publisher of Electronic Information at Thomson after managing several libraries.

Mr. Abram was listed by Library Journal as one of the top 50 people influencing the future of libraries. He has received numerous honors and speaks regularly internationally. His columns appear in Information Outlook and Multimedia and Internet @ Schools, OneSource, Feliciter, Access, as well as Library Journal. He is the author of ALA Editions' bestselling Out Front with Stephen Abram. His blog, Stephen's Lighthouse, is a popular blog in the library sector.