Dr. Bibiana Campos Seijo is the Editor in Chief of Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) and vice president of the C&EN Media Group. C&EN is the news organization of the American Chemical Society, one of the largest scientific societies in the world.

In her current role Dr. Campos Seijo leads a large team of editors, reporters, designers and engineers based in the U.S, Europe and Asia. C&EN is the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative news source about chemistry and related fields, providing coverage on a broad spectrum of topics, including research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more.

Since Dr. Campos Seijo took the helm of C&EN at the end of 2014, the Group has undergone a significant transformation, from a news organization centered around a lauded but niche print publication to a global, multichannel media brand. Under her leadership, C&EN has received a number of accolades and awards recognizing its editorial leadership, design, multimedia products, innovative culture and more.

Prior to joining C&EN, Dr. Campos Seijo was Editor in Chief of Chemistry World and Magazines Publisher at the UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry. Earlier in her career, she worked as Editor of a portfolio of pharmaceutical titles at Advanstar Communications and as technical editor at the European Respiratory Society.

Dr. Campos Seijo holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain and a PhD in Chemistry by the Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK.