Mary-Kate O'Hare is the Susan E. Lynch executive director and CEO of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut. She brings over 25 years of experience in art leadership, previously as Head of Art Advisory and Director at Citi Private Bank, where she led global specialists that guide clients in building and managing museum-quality art collections. Prior to Citi, O'Hare spent 13 years at the Newark Museum, where she served as Curator of American Art and Department Head. Her exhibition Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s-50s (2010) received an International Association of Art Critics award for "Best Thematic Museum Show." A respected voice in the art world, O'Hare regularly contributes to media outlets including Bloomberg Wall Street Week and Artnet News. She serves as a trustee and Vice President of Finance & Audit for the Association of Art Museum Curators & AAMC Foundation. O'Hare holds a PhD and MA in Art History from Rutgers University and a BA from Allegheny College. Her dissertation explored masculinity in John Singer Sargent's work. She has taught at Rutgers and William Paterson University.

Photo Credit: Frank Maresca