Dr. Hong Zhou Joins KGL as Vice President, Product Management

Glen Allen, VA—December 8, 2025—KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is pleased to announce that Dr. Hong Zhou has joined the organization as Vice President, Product Management, bringing more than a decade of visionary leadership in AI innovation, product strategy, and research technology within the scholarly publishing ecosystem.

Zhou is a recognized industry leader in artificial intelligence, product innovation, and workflow transformation. He most recently served as Senior Director of AI Product & Innovation at Wiley, where he defined Wiley’s AI strategy, delivered award-winning AI-enabled services, and led the design of high-impact technology solutions that streamline and safeguard the research and publishing lifecycle.

He has earned multiple AI accolades, including leading the team that won the 2025 Silver Society for Scholarly Publishing EPIC Award for Excellence in Research Integrity Tools, and receiving an individual honorable mention for the 2024 Academic Publishing in Europe Award for Innovation. Zhou also contributes extensively to the scholarly communication community, serving as a COPE Advisor, Scholarly Kitchen Chef, Co-Chair of ALPSP’s AI Special Interest Group, member of STM’s Future Lab, and Distinguished Expert at China’s National Key Laboratory of Knowledge Mining for Medical Journals.

As VP of Product Management, Zhou will define and execute KGL’s product vision and strategy across its portfolio of end-to-end publishing solutions and services, fostering digital and AI-driven innovation, and ensuring KGL’s products remain strongly aligned with the evolving needs of researchers, librarians, publishers, and the broader scholarly communication community. A key focus will be advancing seamless integration across markets, elevating customer experience journeys, and driving cross-sector innovation that supports KGL’s mission to strengthen global knowledge dissemination.

“Hong brings a rare combination of deep AI expertise, product leadership, and a passion for advancing scholarly communication,” said Atul Goel, President of KGL. “His forward-looking vision and proven ability to deliver meaningful innovation will help accelerate KGL’s mission to support publishers and researchers with the most trusted, efficient, and transformative solutions in the industry.”

“I’m truly excited to join KGL at such a pivotal moment for our industry,” said Dr. Hong Zhou. “AI is reshaping every part of the research and publishing lifecycle, and KGL is exceptionally well positioned to lead this transformation. I look forward to working with our teams and partners to reimagine and modernize publishing and research workflows—strengthening research integrity, enhancing user experience, and improving efficiency and productivity to empower publishers and researchers worldwide.”

Zhou will join the KGL team in London for STM Innovation & Integrity Days, December 9–10, 2025, where he looks forward to connecting with industry colleagues and partners.

About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, peer review, production, consulting, online hosting, institutional sales, association management, and transformative solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the STEM/HSS, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites content and technology expertise with over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent solutions and integrated services including Smart Publish™, PubFactory, and Accucoms. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com.

Media Contact: Mike Groth, Director of Marketing, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., mike.groth@kwglobal.com