President and CEO

# President and CEOBoston Children’s Museum###

Job Description
** President and CEO
**** The Search for our Next President & CEO
** Boston Children’s Museum (BCM) is entering an exciting new chapter and is seeking its next President & Chief Executive Officer to build upon more than a century of impact, innovation, and joyful learning. This leadership transition comes at a moment of organizational strength. BCM is financially stable, guided by a highly skilled senior leadership team, and supported by an engaged Board of Trustees.

The next President & CEO will inherit a mission-driven organization with a clear strategic direction, a strong national and international reputation, a robust balance sheet, and a talented staff grounded in the values of equity, curiosity, and inclusive learning.

This role is central not only to BCM’s continued success but also to the cultural, educational, and civic life of Boston. The new President & CEO will serve as a public voice for children and families, a champion of accessible learning, and a steward of an enduring community resource.
** About Boston Children’s Museum
** Boston Children’s Museum (BCM) is Boston’s best place to play—a joyful, welcoming space where young children lead with curiosity, imagination, and laughter. But it’s more than that, too. As one of the oldest and most influential children’s museums in the world, BCM is a civic landmark, a living laboratory for early learning, and a global leader in child development.

Founded in 1913 at the forefront of the progressive education movement, BCM helped shape modern ideas of child-centered, experiential learning. For more than a century, the Museum has enriched the lives of millions of children, caregivers, and educators—and continues to influence how our society understands what it means for children to learn and thrive.

Through its four-part operating model—working in the Museum, in schools, in communities, and in homes—BCM reaches more than 500,000 children and caregivers each year with our exhibits, family-friendly programs, learning kits, curricula, professional development, and playgroups. These resources are especially focused on expanding access in historically marginalized communities; over 30% of BCM visitors attend with free or reduced admission.

One of only a handful of collecting children’s museums in the world, BCM activates its 30,000-object collection across programs and exhibitions to spark meaningful reflection across generations. Whether it’s a school group in the STEAM Lab, a playgroup in a rural part of the state, or a family exploring with their young child for the first time in our Play Space exhibit, BCM’s experiences are backed by research, shaped by community voices, and designed to help children thrive.

BCM is building a more joyful, equitable future—one child, one family, and one playful moment at a time. For more information, please visit our website at Boston Children’s Museum.
** The Opportunity
** The President & CEO serves as the strategic, operational, and cultural leader of Boston Children’s Museum (BCM), the second oldest and one of the most influential children’s museums in the world. For over 100 years, it has been engaging children in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, developing foundational skills, and sparking a lifelong love of learning.

The President & CEO is responsible for advancing the institution’s mission: engaging children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. They are also responsible for ensuring the sustainability of the organization, so BCM will continue to be a welcoming, imaginative, child–centered learning environment that supports diverse families in nurturing their children’s creativity and curiosity for generations to come.

The President & CEO leads the management and operations of the Museum, delivering hands-on learning experiences that inspire curiosity, learning, creativity, and joy. Through high-quality exhibits, programs, and community engagement, they ensure the organization is a leader in…