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The Seattle Aquarium has a new CEO.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Mar 2025
The Seattle Aquarium has a new CEO.
Peggy Sloan, the chief animal conservation officer at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, will begin her new job in May. She replaces Bob Davidson, who will retire after 23 years as CEO. Davidson, one of Seattle magazine’s Most Influential people of 2025, is credited with reinventing the aquarium (it recently opened the Ocean Pavilion and a public rooftop) and was one of the leaders of Seattle $800 million waterfront renovation.
In a release, Sloan — who is known for her efforts to promote ocean conservation — said the aquarium is in a “transformative moment in time.”
“The Ocean Pavilion rooftop creates a sense of place where the Salish Sea and surrounding mountains become overtly embedded in the experience of a revitalized waterfront,” she said. “Through direct connections to the splendor of Seattle’s coast outdoors, and life below the surface of our one ocean indoors, the Aquarium can harness the transformative power of nature to benefit people and the wild places on which we all depend.”
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