Choose Chicago announces first female CEO
Choose Chicago has appointed Lynn Osmond as its new CEO.
Osmond is the first woman to helm the city’s tourism agency, and was most recently the President and CEO at the Chicago Architecture Center.
She was appointed after a global search overseen by a 13-member committee of Choose Chicago Board members.
“Lynn Osmond’s thorough experience leading the Chicago Architecture Center will be a great asset to Choose Chicago—and we’re proud she is the first woman to take on the job,” said Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot.
Under Osmond’s leadership, the Chicago Architecture Center grew from a $2.4-million operation in 1996, with an audience of 150,000 to a $25 million organization in 2019.
With an audience of 700,000, it’s one of the top cultural attractions in the city and the largest architecture centre of its kind in the world.
This past year the Chicago Architecture Center tour aboard Chicago’s First Lady was voted the no1 boat tour in North America by USA TODAY.
“Not only does Lynn bring deep knowledge of Chicago’s tourism and hospitality community, as a former Choose Chicago board member, Lynn also knows our organization.,” said Glenn Eden, Chair of the Board of Directors for Choose Chicago.
Osmond’s appointment is effective May 9, 2022.
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