Nancy L. Maron leads Ithaka S+R’s program in Sustainability, developing research, tools, and training to assist those responsible for funding, leading, or otherwise supporting digital resources in higher education and the cultural sector. This research takes an international perspective and focuses closely on uncovering strategies and the business models that can support them. 

Prior to joining Ithaka S+R, Nancy developed sales and marketing expertise while working for more than a decade in the book publishing industry, holding positions at Harry N. Abrams, Macmillan Library Reference, and the Perseus Books Group, where she was Director of Academic and Library Marketing. As senior marketing manager for the Law Division of Oxford University Press, she was responsible for research, pricing strategies, and the launch of new online products. 

Nancy holds a bachelor of arts in humanities from Yale University, a master of arts in French studies from New York University, and she attended L’Institut d’Etudes Politques, Paris in the Certificat d’Etudes Politiques program. As a candidate for the doctor of philosophy in history at NYU, she researched cultural policy and the impact of new methods of cultural diffusion in France during the interwar years.