{"id":926813,"date":"2026-01-13T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wiley-appoints-armughan-rafat-as-chief-ai-and-data-services-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:04:02","slug":"wiley-appoints-armughan-rafat-as-chief-ai-and-data-services-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wiley-appoints-armughan-rafat-as-chief-ai-and-data-services-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiley Appoints Armughan Rafat as Chief AI and Data Services Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wiley Appoints Armughan Rafat as Chief AI and Data Services Officer<\/b><\/p>\n

Proven Leader to Accelerate Wiley\u2019s AI Momentum and Growth in Corporate R&D Markets<\/i><\/p>\n

HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nWiley (NYSE: WLY), a global leader in authoritative content and research intelligence for the advancement of scientific discovery, innovation and learning, today announced the appointment of Armughan Rafat as chief AI and data services officer.<\/p>\n

\nRafat 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. He will report to President and CEO Matt Kissner and join the company’s Executive Leadership Team.<\/p>\n

\nRafat has a proven track record as an innovator responsible for building high-margin businesses and capabilities that convert content assets into predictive data and AI services. Most recently, Rafat served as chief analytics officer at Norstella, where he drove AI-powered innovation in pharma and healthcare. Prior to that, as chief data officer at Clarivate, he led the company’s data strategy and operations, delivering intelligence products for life sciences, pharma, financial and legal markets. Rafat also has held leadership positions at the Advertising Specialty Institute and Thomson Reuters, co-founded and sold an ad tech startup, and holds patents for AI and analytics technologies.<\/p>\n

\nThis appointment accelerates Wiley’s strategic focus on unleashing the power of science by transforming trusted scientific knowledge into practical tools and intelligence that drive innovation and discovery. Wiley’s vast and constantly evolving library of scientific content is increasingly in demand to help power new technologies that revolutionize R&D across corporate, academic and government markets.<\/p>\n

\n“Armughan is joining us at an extraordinary time in our trajectory as AI-related demand for our must-have content and data accelerates across industry verticals,\u201d said Matt Kissner, president and CEO of Wiley. \u201cTo date, we\u2019ve executed large licensing agreements with the world\u2019s foremost LLM developers, strategic partnerships with top AI innovators and subscription rights projects for R&D-centric corporations building out AI applications. Building on these successes and the strong foundation our teams have established, 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. His is exactly the tested, proven leadership we need as we continue to build out new engines of sustainable and high-margin growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nIn the past year, Wiley has advanced its position in AI and data services with a variety of initiatives and strategic partnerships. The company has:<\/p>\n