DR. DAVID W. ELLIS

David Ellis has consulted for more than 30 years, mostly with museums and science centers as well as with colleges and universities. He brings experience in planning, organizational development, board relations/governance, fundraising, and administration/operations. David serves on several for-profit and nonprofit boards and as an arbitrator. He is the current president of The Museum Group. In recent years David has consulted for the Vitae Foundation in Brazil on the development of science centers in that country and for the National Health Museum, Science Station, and the Boston Museum Project. He has also consulted for MIT, the University of the South (Sewanee), Emmanuel College, Juniata College, and Manchester College. David was president and director of the Museum of Science in Boston from 1990 to 2002. From 1978 to 1990, he was president of Lafayette College; before that he was vice president/vice provost and a faculty member at the University of New Hampshire.

During his professional life, David has been extensively involved with national organizations such as Elderhostel, National Science Foundation Directorate on Education and Human Resources, Association of Science Technology Centers, Giant Screen Theatre Association, and National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. He has also served on accreditation panels for science centers and institutions of higher education. He has a BA from Haverford College, a PhD in chemistry from MIT, and a certificate from the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School.