Digital Preservation Summit 2026: Securing Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age

Julie McVey is the Director of Digital Archives for the National Geographic Society’s Special Collections team. She joined the Society in 2018 to lead a digital preservation archive initiative and has worked with colleagues to establish in-house digitization workflows, standardized metadata practices, and digital object discovery processes. She currently oversees the digital preservation program and leads technological innovation and responsible use efforts for Special Collections, with a focus on AI, provenance, and authenticity. She contributes expertise in DAMS management, metadata standards, and digital preservation. She is an active member of the Society of Imaging Science and Technology and is involved in a number of working groups exploring trust and authenticity in cultural heritage. She holds a Master of Arts in History and a Master of Library and Information Science, both from the University of Maryland, College Park.