The executive turnover in the auction world signals a market shift after the pandemic, an industry expert says. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Appointments and Executive Changes”
Marie-Josée Kravis to Replace Leon Black as MoMA Chair
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
One month after Black, the embattled investor, said he would not stand for re-election, the museum chose its president emerita to replace him. Source: New York Times
Leon Black to Step Down as MoMA Chairman
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
In the wake of protests from artists and activists over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the investor agreed not to stand for re-election in June. Source: New York Times
Why Did the Dean of the Most Diverse Law School in the Country Cancel Herself?
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
Was it the unfortunate use of a single word? Or something far more complicated? Source: New York Times
Paris Review Names New Editor
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
Emily Stokes, previously a senior editor at The New Yorker, is succeeding Emily Nemens at the literary magazine. Source: New York Times
Kathy Hochul, Cuomo’s Loyal Lieutenant, Is Tested as Crisis Engulfs Him
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2021
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would become New York’s first female governor if Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns or is removed from office amid sexual harassment allegations. Source: New York Times
Meisha Porter, Longtime N.Y.C. Educator, to Take Over Country’s Largest School System
By Gotham Rex on February 26, 2021
Ms. Porter, a New York City native, will be the first Black woman to run the city’s sprawling school system. Source: New York Times
NYC Mayoral Campaign: Yang Hires Woman Who Once Disparaged Him
By Gotham Rex on February 12, 2021
The new campaign co-manager, Sasha Neha Ahuja, criticized the candidate in 2019 after he was accused of gender discrimination, writing, “Wish I could say it was unbelievable.” Source: New York Times
9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2021
“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of pandemic policies. “Because I don’t.” Source: New York Times
The Metropolitan Opera Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2021
Marcia Sells has been brought on to rethink equity and inclusion at the largest performing arts institution in the United States. Source: New York Times
What Schumer’s Rise to Senate Majority Leader Means for New York
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer is poised to become the state’s first Senate majority leader, putting New York in position to reap the benefits. Source: New York Times
Biden Picks Dr. Nunez-Smith to Lead Health Equity Task Force
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times
Court Extends Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss' Term, as Inauguration Nears
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2020
A quirk of legal timing had left Audrey Strauss’s tenure as acting head of the Southern District of New York set to expire just before the end of the Trump administration. Source: New York Times
Biden to Pick Latino Chief of Connecticut Schools as Education Secretary
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2020
Miguel A. Cardona will fulfill Joe Biden’s promise to appoint a diverse cabinet with an education secretary with public school experience. Source: New York Times
He Always Wanted to Be a ‘Garbageman.’ Now He’s the Commissioner.
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2020
Edward Grayson just led New York City’s Sanitation Department in clearing snow from 6,300 miles of streets: no small feat during a pandemic. Source: New York Times