Sean Newell is CEO of Interfolio UK the company behind the Researchfish platform which is used by more than 80,000 PIs worldwide and tracks over 4 million research outputs.
Following an international career that took him to the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland and Denmark managing business operations for a variety of organisations Sean joined the company in 2015 and grew the business from start-up phase through to acquisition by Interfolio Inc in 2019.
He currently leads the operational and commercial activities for Researchfish and has built a strong services and consultancy delivery team based around the core technology platform. He has established strong links with research funders, research organisations and institutions around the world to help them track and understand the impact of their research. He is also the author of the recent book “Research Impact: The Interconnectivity of Stuff".
