The Chief Executive Officer is the Museum’s senior leadership position and reports to the GRPM Foundation Board of Trustees and the Board of Art and Museum Commissioners. The CEO has executive oversight authority and responsibility for all Museum operations, staff, finances, and community relations.

The next President and CEO will embrace the mission of the Museum and its ability to provide an entertaining and educational experience to students and members of the public, building on the Museum’s successful educational approach and striving to enhance it through programmatic planning. The new CEO will embrace the unique capacity of the Museum to use its collection for the betterment of the Grand Rapids community and will seek out additional partnerships and opportunities to expand on this mission. As a relationship builder and leader, the new CEO will embody the Museum’s values and communicate its vision, mission, and strategic goals to partners in order to grow and expand into the future. As the Museum’s chief executive fundraiser and leading community advocate, the next CEO will work to sustain current partnerships and grow new ones.

The GRPM is the oldest and second-largest museum in Michigan. It was created under the city charter in 1854, just four years after the City of Grand Rapids was established. The Museum traces its roots to the 1868 merger of the Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History and the Grand Rapids Scientific Club, which became the Kent Scientific Institute and later evolved into the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Today, the Museum and Collections occupy more than 226,000 square feet and house over 250,000 artifacts and specimens that tell the stories of Grand Rapids, West Michigan, and beyond, as well as the 55-acre historic Indian Mounds site. It was the first museum in the nation to be accredited (1971) and was most recently re-accredited in 2024.

The salary range for this position is $275-290K. A complete Leadership Profile with additional information may be found here: https://www.agbsearch.com/searches/president-chief-executive-officer-grand-rapids-public-museum

The Chief Executive Officer is the Museum’s senior leadership position and reports to the GRPM Foundation Board of Trustees and the Board of Art and Museum Commissioners. The CEO has executive oversight authority and responsibility for all Museum operations, staff, finances, and community relations.

The next President and CEO will embrace the mission of the Museum and its ability to provide an entertaining and educational experience to students and members of the public, building on the Museum’s successful educational approach and striving to enhance it through programmatic planning. The new CEO will embrace the unique capacity of the Museum to use its collection for the betterment of the Grand Rapids community and will seek out additional partnerships and opportunities to expand on this mission. As a relationship builder and leader, the new CEO will embody the Museum’s values and communicate its vision, mission, and strategic goals to partners in order to grow and expand into the future. As the Museum’s chief executive fundraiser and leading community advocate, the next CEO will work to sustain current partnerships and grow new ones.

The GRPM is the oldest and second-largest museum in Michigan. It was created under the city charter in 1854, just four years after the City of Grand Rapids was established. The Museum traces its roots to the 1868 merger of the Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History and the Grand Rapids Scientific Club, which became the Kent Scientific Institute and later evolved into the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Today, the Museum and Collections occupy more than 226,000 square feet and house over 250,000 artifacts and specimens that tell the stories of Grand Rapids, West Michigan, and beyond, as well as the 55-acre historic Indian Mounds site. It was the first museum in the nation to be accredited (1971) and was most recently re-accredited in 2024.

The salary range for this position is $275-290K. A complete Leadership Profile with additional information may be found here: https://www.agbsearch.com/searches/president-chief-executive-officer-grand-rapids-public-museum