Robert W. (Bob) Davidson - President & CEO
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle’s waterfront is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation into a family-friendly destination for all of us. At its heart is the Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion, opening this year. Join Aquarium President and CEO Bob Davidson for a virtual tour of this amazing new space—and learn how this project will benefit our entire region and our shared marine environment.
About the Speaker
Robert W. (Bob) Davidson became president and CEO of the newly nonprofit Seattle Aquarium in 2010, after serving as CEO of the Seattle Aquarium Society from 2002. Davidson guided the Aquarium’s successful transition to nonprofit management, including negotiation of the Aquarium’s operating agreement with the City in 2009. He also played a key role in the $41.5-million public/private New Currents Aquarium expansion in 2007, which made Seattle the country’s ninth-largest aquarium by attendance. Before joining the Aquarium, Davidson was a leader in the $40-million project to revitalize Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo as co-initiator of Mayor Royer’s Zoo Commission, board president of the Woodland Park Zoological Society and executive director/CEO of the Zoo.
