Kelly McKinley

Kelly McKinley is the CEO of the Bay Area Discovery Museum, a children’s museum at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. She previously served in senior leadership roles at the Oakland Museum of California, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Bruce Mau Design and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Kelly has lectured internationally on museum leadership and taught in the graduate programs at University Toronto, Bank Street College, University of San Francisco, and OCADU. She is a board member of the Association of Children's Museums. Her writing and work are featured in What is a Museum: Perspectives from National and International Museum Leaders (eds. Quinn and Peña Gutiérrez), and The Inclusive Museum Leader (eds. Catlin-Legutko and Taylor).