Catherine Wilcox Schnurr

Catherine Wilcox Schnurr is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in product strategy and rights management within the publishing industry. Currently serving as Director of Product Strategy and Operations for Cengage Academic at Cengage Group since October 2018, Catherine has successfully built and led a high-performing team focused on negotiating author agreements and recruiting new talent. Previously, as Senior Director of Rights Management Systems Development at Lumina Datamatics Limited, Catherine oversaw the development of the industry-leading RightsPlatform.com. Catherine's background also includes significant roles in rights and permissions, image research, and photo research, contributing to the creation of new revenue streams and managing extensive teams. Additionally, Catherine holds a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design and a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Law School in CopyrightX.