Board of Trustees

The Field Museum, under provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Statutes, is governed by a Board of Trustees. Our Board of Trustees represents a cross section of Chicago's civic, corporate, professional, and philanthropic communities.

While authorized for up to 85 voting members, the Museum has also elected, per Bylaws, non-voting members in Ex-Officio, National and Life designations. The Trustees are responsible for ensuring the capacity of the Museum to fulfill its mission today and for generations to come. They provide leadership and oversight regarding strategic direction and financial resources. The President/CEO is responsible for the day-to-day management of the organization and reports to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Officers and Executive Committee

Trustees

  • Susan M. Benton
  • Christopher T. Bertschy
  • Amy E. Best
  • Kathleen M. Boege
  • Euler Bropleh
  • Tracy Cahillane
  • Gregory C. Case
  • Andrew Clarke
  • David Cotton
  • Mark J. Cozzi
  • Sir Peter Crane
  • Oscar A. David
  • Marshall Field V
  • Margery Kamin Feitler
  • Michael E. Flannery
  • Natasha Galavotti
  • F. Neal Gram III
  • Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel
  • Jack M. Greenberg
  • Judy Greffin
  • Lewis S. Gruber
  • John J. Hamill
  • Caryn Harris
  • Lauren Jiggetts-Donovan
  • Michael L. Keiser
  • William C. Kunkler III
  • Joseph P. Lacher
  • Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.)
  • Richard M. Levin
  • Diane von Schlegell Levy
  • Margaret B. MacLean
  • Lisa Meaney
  • David Moore
  • Neil S. Novich
  • Christopher A. O’Herlihy
  • Dr. David Oxtoby
  • Asutosh Padhi
  • Aurie A. Pennick
  • John F. Podjasek III
  • Peter B. Pond
  • Thomas S. Ricketts
  • Dr. Dilara Sayeed
  • Nydia S. Searle
  • Jennifer L. Sherman
  • Adele S. Simmons
  • Matthew K. Simon
  • Mary L. Smith
  • Mark Tebbe
  • Marcus von Kapff
  • Mark R. Walter
  • Laura S. Washington
  • W. Rockwell Wirtz *
  • Patrick Wood-Prince

Ex-Officio Trustees

  • Jill M. Hutchinson
  • Dr. Ka Yee C. Lee
  • Marie-Lynne Miranda
  • Andrew White
  • Lynda Williams

National Trustees

  • Herb Alpert
  • Dr. Nana Banerjee
  • Howard B. Bernick
  • Gail K. Boudreaux
  • Jean-Claude Brizard
  • Kermit R. Crawford
  • Daniel Diermeier
  • Louise Glasser
  • Lani Hall
  • Constance T. Keller
  • Leo F. Mullin
  • David C. Parry
  • Dr. Javier Reyes
  • Michael Tang
  • Elie Weaver
  • Nancy Hamill Winter

Life Trustees

  • Judith S. Block*
  • Norman R. Bobins
  • John A. Canning, Jr.
  • Worley H. Clark, Jr.,
  • James W. Compton
  • James A. Delaney III
  • Roger K. Deromedi
  • Thomas E. Donnelley II
  • Michael W. Ferro, Jr.
  • Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz
  • Wayne E. Hedien
  • William H. Kurtis
  • Richard L. Keyser
  • Richard W. Lariviere
  • Robert B. Loveman
  • Scott P. Marks, Jr. *
  • John W. McCarter, Jr.
  • Joan Rubschlager
  • David M. Tolmie
  • Robert L. Wesley
  • Miles D. White
  • William J. White

*deceased

Updated October 28, 2024