Overview
- Interim CEO Jim Gianopulos told staff there are no immediate plans to replace Pilar Tompkins Rivas’s role.
- George Lucas will continue to oversee curatorial content and direction, according to the internal communication reported by the Los Angeles Times.
- The museum remains on track to open on September 22, 2026, following the formal date announcement last month.
- The exit follows earlier upheaval this year, including the February departure of director and CEO Sandra Jackson-Dumont and layoffs that cut 14% of full-time staff.
- Of six women appointed to leadership in 2020, only two remain, as departures have also included Amanda Hunt and Dan Nadel.