Emily Rafferty is the President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Education:
BA, cum laude, Boston University, 1971

Personal:
Married to John Rafferty
Two children

Background:
Emily Kernan Rafferty is a native of New York City. From 1973 to 1975 she served as deputy director of education at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art.

Returning to New York to join the Metropolitan Museum in 1976, she served for five years as Administrator for Corporate, Foundation, and Individual Fundraising, and then became Manager of Development in 1981, a position she held for three years. From 1984 to 1996 she served as Vice President for Development and Membership, and from 1996-1999 as Senior Vice President before assuming the position as Senior Vice President for External Affairs, with responsibility for the areas of development, visitor services, admissions, and special events.

Among her many voluntary activities, she is a lifetime honorary trustee of the Convent of the Sacred Heart (board member, 1975-2000; chairman, 1993-97), also serving at the same time as vice president of the board of the Independent School Chairmen Association. She is a board member of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation. From 1999 to 2000 she also served on the "blue ribbon committee" of the American Cancer Society Foundation. In addition, Ms. Rafferty was from 1998 to 1999 president of the Blue Hill Troupe, Gilbert and Sullivan Repertory Theatre, a group with which she has been affiliated since 1977. From 1991 to 1994, she was on the board of ArtTable and in 2007, she was honored by this organization with its Distinguished Service Award.