Paul Crockett

BIO

As Chief Executive Officer, Kumsal Bayazit is a strong advocate of research and innovation, leading Elsevier’s 8,600 people in their mission to help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Kumsal joined Elsevier as CEO in February 2019 from Elsevier’s parent company, RELX, an R&D-driven FTSE 20 company and global provider of information-based analytics, data services and decision tools. Since 2004, Kumsal has held multiple management positions in the Exhibitions, Legal and Risk divisions, including as Chief Strategy Officer of RELX. Kumsal also chairs the Technology Forum at RELX, responsible for technology, risk management and cyber security strategy across RELX, and oversees the coordination of 9,000 technologists and data scientists. Prior to joining RELX, she spent several years at Bain & Company in their New York, Los Angeles, Johannesburg and Sydney offices. Kumsal earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Economics with honors.