Stephen Phillips
Lead Analyst

Stephen is a passionate advocate for the information industry. He believes Jinfo has a critical role to help clients maximise the value when buying information.

Stephen's expertise continues to be sought after. He currently serves as a non-executive director at M&A Monitor and Senior Advisor to Couranto UK Ltd.

His knowledge enriched "The Emerald Handbook of Modern Information Management". He is on the Business Information Review editorial board, and he led their annual survey.

Stephen's dedication extends to the wider information profession. He created a peer network for the UK's financial services industry. He also holds leadership positions with CILIP and SLA Europe.

His work with clients, suppliers and conferences keeps him at the forefront of the industry.

Before joining Jinfo, Stephen managed a global research team and extensive portfolio of suppliers at a global investment bank.

Stephen can be contacted at stephen.phillips@jinfo.com

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Articles by Stephen Phillips:


Why AI should enhance – not replace – your research team
Tuesday, 8th April 2025

The rise of AI, Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI reasoning is leading some stakeholders to question the future of corporate research and information teams. 

This blog, taken from our recent articles, offers some practical ways to future-proof your team.


April 2025 update
Tuesday, 1st April 2025

  • Product review of Ask FT
  • Using third-party data with enterprise AI
  • Upskilling for AI
  • Are you managing expert-network vendors?


SLA dissolution – supporting information professionals in times of change
Tuesday, 1st April 2025

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) has announced its forthcoming dissolution, after 116 years of professionalism, advocacy and networking for special librarians and information managers around the world.

I reflect on this sad news, and offer our thoughts and support for everyone associated with SLA.


Why information management skills are critical for managing data marketplaces
Tuesday, 1st April 2025

In this article, we reflect on how information managers can leverage their expertise and processes, to proactively step-up to manage these vendors.

Data marketplaces are transforming information access, providing a direct way to acquire data as, and when, required.

But, they do not remove the need for good governance, data literacy, compliance, and strategic integration and management of external data sources, and their vendors.


Why information managers should manage expert-network vendors
Tuesday, 25th March 2025

Expert networks are an overlooked source of third-party information. Many vendors now offer transcripts of their calls, providing a more affordable way to access this expertise. Global spend on expert networks is expected to top $6.1bn by 2028.

This article offers some practical actions for information managers, encouraging them to step up and take ownership of their organisations’ expert-network vendors. 

Reports by Stephen Phillips:


How can information managers bridge the AI knowledge gap?
Tuesday, 11th March 2025


From information retrieval to integrated intelligence with Dow Jones Factiva
Tuesday, 11th February 2025


Contracting and licensing for AI
Wednesday, 29th January 2025


End-user training in the pharma and biosciences sectors
Tuesday, 3rd December 2024


How are information managers getting involved with AI? Navigating privacy, ethics, and intellectual property
Wednesday, 13th November 2024

It highlights strategies for managing expectations, pr...