Siensmetrica Appoints Former Wiley CEO Brian Napack to Advisory Board

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 16, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Siensmetrica, Inc., the developer of the AI-powered research analysis platform Tessa, has appointed Brian Napack to its Advisory Board. Napack brings extensive experience in the education, scientific research, and information industries, having served as the former CEO of John Wiley, a global leader in research and education publishing.

Napack's diverse background includes roles such as President of Macmillan, Chairman of the Association of American Publishers, and Senior Advisor at Providence Equity, a leading media and education investor. He is currently the Executive Chairman of 2U, a provider of online higher education, and a director of RB Media and Elentra. His extensive experience spans multiple sectors, including education, publishing, and technology-enabled services.

Siensmetrica's flagship platform, Tessa, analyzes scientific literature across nearly 200 methodological and contextual data points. By generating standardized trustworthiness metrics (TScores) and deep-dive analytical frameworks, Tessa enables researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and biopharma leaders to quickly differentiate high-integrity evidence from flawed methodology.

"Tessa is accelerating innovation and problem solving by helping research consumers quickly and confidently sort strong evidence and conclusions from weak ones. I'm glad to be working with this team as they build a better way to evaluate scientific research."

Siensmetrica's mission is to help medical and scientific professionals deliver better care and accelerate discoveries by quickly and easily identifying high-quality, trustworthy research. The company's Tessa platform uses a proprietary framework, Transparency, Explainability, and Significance (T.E.S.), to evaluate biomedical literature across nearly 200 data points, producing clear objective scores, deep-dive domain analyses, and interactive research visualizations.