Cincinnati Art Museum announced today it has selected the executive search firm of Russell Reynolds to help choose a new director after the announcement that current Director Aaron Betsky is stepping down. Betsky announced to staff January 2nd he would step down after his successor is named.

Russell Reynolds is a global firm that provides senior-level executive searches. The search consultants working with the Cincinnati Art Museum are Laurie Nash of San Francisco and Alison Ranney of Chicago. Along with Board President Martha Ragland, members of the search committee include nine  fellow Board members: Ragland’s co-chair,  Dave Dougherty, Ernest Marshall,  Andrew Dewitt, Jon Moeller, Stella Hassan, Amy Hanson, Murray Sinclaire, Jim May and Alice Weston.