Rebekah Beaulieu

Rebekah Beaulieu, Ph.D., currently serves as the President and CEO of the Taft Museum of Art and as the AASLH Book Series Editor, shaping the editorial vision for a prominent public history publication series. With extensive experience in museum leadership, Beaulieu has held roles including Director of the Florence Griswold Museum and Associate Director at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. An educator, Beaulieu served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Connecticut College, where a course on museum finance was created. Contributions to museum accreditation have been made as an Accreditation Commissioner for the American Alliance of Museums. Educational achievements consist of a Ph.D. in American and New England Studies from Boston University, along with master’s degrees in Arts Administration and Museum Studies, and a bachelor's degree in American Studies and Art History.