Wiley has appointed Armughan Rafat to the newly created position of chief AI and data services officer.
In the new role, Rafat will lead Wiley's AI and data services initiatives, focusing on developing and commercializing AI-ready content and data products for AI developers and corporate R&D teams, per the announcement. He will report to Wiley president and CEO Matt Kissner and join the company's executive leadership team.
Rafat most recently served as chief analytics officer at Norstella, where he worked on AI-powered programs in pharma and healthcare. Prior to that, Rafat was chief data officer at Clarivate and held leadership positions at the Advertising Specialty Institute and Thomson Reuters. He also holds patents for AI and analytics technologies.
The company said that Rafat’s appointment is designed to accelerate Wiley’s effort to license its content to AI developers as well as companies building out their AI applications. Since January 2024, Wiley has generated nearly $100 million in AI licensing revenue. Among the companies Wiley has done deals with are Anthropic, AWS, Perplexity, and Mistral AI, as well as multiple Fortune 500 R&D teams.
In making the announcement, Kissner said "Armughan will take us to the next level and beyond in commercializing AI-driven offerings and transforming our content and data into high-value intelligence products and services."
