Josh Basseches, shown here in 2019, is stepping down as ROM CEO at the end of this year.
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The Royal Ontario Museum’s chief executive officer Josh Basseches will leave his post later this year after nearly a decade.
When the CEO took over the downtown Toronto institution in 2016, it had struggled to recoup pledged donations, was mired in debt, and faced backlash over the controversial architecture of its north-facing “Crystal” façade, designed by Daniel Libeskind. Once at the ROM, Basseches spent much of his tenure trying to reorient the museum’s spaces and programming to welcome more of the public.
