Summary
Julie Z is a senior manager with a decade of experience leading discovery, product and global market initiatives in scholarly publishing and information standards, currently heading Discovery Partners at IEEE. She combines end-to-end project and product management skills with hands-on analytics, SEO and dashboard development to deliver multi-phase, multi-platform solutions on time and with high customer satisfaction. Julie has a track record of building cross-functional global relationships—from vendor and client management to contributions on multiple NISO committees—bringing both entrepreneurial ownership and institutional rigor. Her background spans technical roles (programming and web development) to academic liaison and teaching, giving her a rare blend of technical fluency and user-centered market strategy. Based in New York, she leverages China market experience and emerging digital technologies to expand discovery and access for research communities.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ph.D. at Marquette University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Stony Brook University
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
B.A., B.A. at Fudan University
Beloit College
English, Chinese, French