Biography

Isaac Gilman is Executive Director of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, an academic library consortium in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to the Alliance, Isaac served in a variety of library roles at Pacific University (Oregon), finishing as Dean of University Libraries. During his time at Pacific, Isaac also taught an undergraduate course in scholarly journal publishing, and graduate courses on research methods and program evaluation. His work centers around improving equity in academic library practices, from increasing open access to information; to removing barriers for students; to breaking down legacy staffing structures. He joined the Information School as a guest faculty member in 2026.