Tom Becker
CHAUTAUQUA – Chautauqua Institution President Tom Becker is announcing his retirement, effective at the end of this year. Becker has served as the 17th President of Chautauqua Institution since November of 2003.
Chautauqua Institution board chairman James Pardo, Jr. said the Board would begin work immediately to launch a nationwide search for Becker’s successor, and will provide regular updates to Chautauquans as the process unfolds.
Tom Becker joined Chautauqua Institution in 1985 as Vice President of Development for the Institution, and Vice President of the Chautauqua Foundation.
As president, he steered the Institution through the financial crisis of the late 2000s and positioned it for long-term sustainability.
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