Join Stephan Jost, AGO Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and CEO, and Randall Suffolk, the Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr., Director of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, for a conversation on the role of museums.

Randall Suffolk is the Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr., Director of the High Museum of Art. Since his arrival in 2015, he has championed a renewed commitment to community engagement, placing emphasis on collaboration, inclusivity and access. Prior to joining the High, Suffolk served as director of Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla. and as director of The Hyde Collection in Glen Falls, N.Y. He holds a Master’s in Art History from Bryn Mawr College, a Master’s in High Education Administration from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College.

Stephan Jost became the director of the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2016. Following his appointment, Stephan demonstrated immediate leadership by thoughtfully exploring the AGO’s visitorship, collection and key strengths in order to strategically focus on three mission-aligned areas: art, access and learning. He has overseen the revitalization of several key areas in the Gallery, helped clarify new audience target segments; and launched Look:Forward, a major reinstallation of the AGO’s remarkable Collection.