In 28 years with Bayer Corp., David Hillenbrand built a track record of successful leadership and vision. And throughout his life, he has committed himself to projects that reflect his personal passion for history, the arts, and science education. I am so pleased that David and Carnegie Museums found each other.

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We often hear that it’s not in reaching our destination that we find the most fulfillment but in the journey that led us there. Here at Carnegie Museums, the past year has been filled with meaningful journeys. We started an important one in late 2003—an Institutional Planning process in which 56 trustees and museum board members joined our senior management team to assess who we are, how we’re structured, and what it is we’re meant to accomplish in the years ahead. Another began in the spring of 2004, as we put a plan together to find a new president of Carnegie Museums.

Along the way in both journeys, we discovered a lot about who Carnegie Museums is today and how our community feels about us.

Carnegie Museums is a complex, dynamic mix of talented people, inspiring exhibits, thought-provoking programming, and priceless collections. You need only read this issue of Carnegie magazine to be convinced of that. And in the 12 years since we last welcomed a new president, we have changed and grown a great deal. At that time, Carnegie Science Center had been open less than two years and The Andy Warhol Museum was still in the planning stages.

When it came time to find a new leader, a group of Carnegie Museums trustees—some of the city’s top business and cultural leaders—stepped up to help. We are indebted to these individuals who joined me on our search committee: Lee Foster, chairman of L. B. Foster Company, who led the committee; Jared Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University; Milton Fine, president of FCC Capital; Evan Frazier, executive director of The Hill House Association; Joseph Guyaux, president of PNC Financial Services Corp.; Jane Kirkland, CEO of Carnegie Software Partners; Kevin McMahon, president of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust; and James Wilkinson, executive vice president and general counsel, Meritcare, Inc.

Our search produced a man who possesses all of the attributes mapped out in an extensive pre-search process. In 28 years with Bayer Corp., David Hillenbrand built a track record of successful leadership and vision. And throughout his life, he has committed himself to projects that reflect his personal passion for history, the arts, and science education. I am so pleased that David and Carnegie Museums found each other, and I trust that, upon meeting him, you will agree with me. (You can read more about David.)

As for my own personal journey of the past year, it has been such an honor to serve as interim president of this wonderful institution. My appreciation for what our four museums accomplish everyday has grown 100-fold, and my confidence in their bright future has never been greater.

Thank you for your continued support!

Suzy Broadhurst
Interim President and Board Chair

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