Dr. Brian P. Kennedy to step down as Director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum
Dr. Brian P. Kennedy to step down as Director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum The Peabody Essex Museum's main entrance. Photo: Wikipedia / Cathypem. SALEM, MASS .-The Peabody Essex Museum announced that Dr. Brian P. Kennedy will step down from his position as the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Director and CEO on December 31, 2020. Dr. Kennedy has been Director and CEO since March 2019. The Board will form a search committee to begin the process of identifying a new Director and CEO. Dr. Kennedy led the museum through the challenges associated with the pandemic crisis, began a strat...