Director and Chief Executive Officer

The Trustees and the Search Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) seek an exemplary leader, for one of the world’s great art museums in the heart of one of the nation’s great cities.

At the end of a highly successful capital campaign, the conclusion of the “Core Project” in the Frank Gehry renovation and the demands of the pandemic, the Board feels strongly that the Museum has extraordinary assets, that all the fundamentals are firmly in place, and that it has taken action to prepare the way for a new Director. The PMA stands at the brink of a transformative moment, with excellent opportunities for growth, greatly improved inclusion, and invention. Armed with state-of-the-art facilities, a world-renowned collection, a passionate and talented staff, generous donors, an iconic image, and the learnings of the last few years, the next Director will usher the PMA into a new chapter, a time to further motivate staff, to engage the community and the city, to manage the finances, to invent and create, and unleash the joy and the beauty of the art.

The Search Committee seeks a Director and Chief Executive Officer who is the equal to its history, who can bring superb management, a history of demonstrated success and creative invention to the staff and the visitors, and who will help this venerable institution to invent the future. The next Director will be an inspiring, resilient, seasoned, and astute leader of the utmost integrity with a demonstrable track record who will build trust and respect and invigorate all the Museum’s constituencies.

All inquiries, nominations, and resumes with cover letters should be directed in confidence to Isaacson, Miller below.

John Isaacson and Lisa Savereid are leading this search with Tiffany Weber and Ryan Leichenauer.

At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, we actively seek to employ a diverse group of people who embody our organizational values. PMA welcomes and encourages individuals of all backgrounds to apply, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups in the museum field, who are inspired by its shared purpose and enjoy working collaboratively with others.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

The Philadelphia Museum of Art seeks an inspiring, resilient, seasoned, and astute leader of the utmost integrity with a demonstrable track record who will build trust and respect and invigorate all of the Museum’s constituencies. While no one person will embody all of them in equal measure, the search committee seeks candidates with the following proven experiences, characteristics, and abilities:

● A deep commitment to the mission and values of PMA, and the ability to communicate a passion for art, the collection, and the institution;
● A track record as a successful champion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access throughout an organization;
● The ability to inspire and coalesce a variety of internal and external stakeholders towards common goals and vision;
● A passion for and proven ability to raise funds in comparable organizational contexts. Ability to deepen existing relationships as well as cultivate new sources of funding;
● Strong financial management record, on both the income and expense sides of the ledger;
● Experience in large-scale project management including capital campaigns and large-scale capital improvements;
● Demonstrated success in leading and motivating a team, fostering cross-departmental collaboration, communication, and collective and individual accountability;
● A commitment to transparency and consultation, coupled with decisiveness;
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● A history of community and civic engagement;
● Highly attuned interpersonally, including the ability and inclination to build and sustain relationships based on empathy, trust, and mutual accountability.

TO APPLY

All inquiries, nominations/referrals, and resumes with cover letters should be sent electronically to the following via www.imsearch.com/8198:
John Isaacson, Lisa Savereid, Ryan Leichenauer, or Tiffany Weber Isaacson, Miller
263 Summer Street, Floor 7
Boston, MA 02210 www.imsearch.com/8198