Dublin, Ohio, United States
As President & CEO of OCLC, I lead a global organization committed to expanding access to the world’s information. We support thousands of libraries in more than 100 countries through shared technology, research, and data. Since joining OCLC in 2013, I’ve focused on growth, innovation, and global impact—acquiring seven companies, modernizing systems, streamlining operations, and expanding our reach. Along the way, we’ve earned nearly 50 Best Place to Work awards. Before OCLC, I served as President & CEO of Ingram Content Group, a multi-billion dollar global content provider, where we unified several companies under one strategy, returned the business to profitability, and expanded internationally. Before that, I led a successful transformation at ProQuest Information & Learning and held senior roles at LexisNexis. Whether building teams, navigating digital transformation, or guiding strategic acquisitions, my focus is on creating clarity in complexity—and delivering results that matter. I also write about leadership at www.skipprichard.com, speak at global conferences, and enjoy learning from leaders at every level. I’m the author of The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future, a Wall Street Journal bestseller now published in over a dozen languages. My work has been featured by the BBC, CNN, The New York Times, NPR, and Harvard Business Review. Above all, I believe leadership is about service—listening more than speaking, elevating others, and always learning.
OCLC connects libraries in a global network to manage and share the world’s knowledge and to form a community dedicated to the values of librarianship: cooperation, resource sharing and universal access. The network links members to a powerful, cloud-based infrastructure that provides the systemwide intelligence and cooperative platform needed to collectively innovate and drive operational efficiencies in metadata creation, interlibrary loan, digitization, discovery and delivery. It also provides opportunities for cooperation and resource sharing built around a worldwide community of users—working together at the scale of the Web.
Consulting, coaching, blogging and speaking.
ICG includes Ingram Book Group, Lightning Source, and Ingram Digital Group. Ingram Content Group's operating units include Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Digital, Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International, Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Informational Services. Ingram Content Group employs thousands of associates with operations throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Mr. Prichard was named CEO of Ingram Book Group in Jan 2008 and promoted to CEO of Ingram Content Group at its formation in June 2009.
As President & CEO of ProQuest Information & Learning, Mr. Prichard managed the $300M+ international electronic publishing company including corporate brands UMI, Micromedia, Serials Solutions, Chadwyck Healey and ProQuest Information & Learning. Prior to this role, Mr. Prichard was Senior Vice President, Global Sales where he was responsible for designing and executing the sales strategy, managing global customer support and developing strategic sales to key partners. In addition, Mr. Prichard had P&L responsibilities for the Serials Solutions and XanEdu businesses.