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Vikas Thakker Appointed as Chief Digital and Operations Officer, PLOS

(March 2021) Bridge Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Vikas Thakker as Chief Digital and Operations Officer at Public Library of Science (PLOS).

PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher founded in 2001 with a mission to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. Nearly 20 years later, PLOS has seen its initial experiments grow into a wave of Open Access support that has forever changed the scholarly communication landscape.

As the Chief Digital and Operations Officer, Mr. Thakker will lead the publishing operations, platform engineering, data sciences and program management organizations.

Previously, Mr. Thakker spent seven years at News Corporation, most recently as Chief Information Officer for its marketing services unit, News America Marketing. He also held technology and transformation leadership roles at Mastercard, WWE and GE. Throughout his career he has been responsible for the launch of several strategic technology initiatives and enjoys evangelizing how technology can be used to solve consumer and business problems.

Vikas earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Villanova University and an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Connecticut.