Sean M. Decatur
Sean M. Decatur | |
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Decatur in 2025 | |
| President of the American Museum of Natural History | |
| Assumed office December 2022 | |
| President of Kenyon College | |
| In office 2013–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Georgia Nugent |
| Succeeded by | Julie Kornfeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1968 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse | Renee Romano |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Fields | Biophysical chemistry |
| Institutions | Kenyon College |
| Thesis | Novel strategies for probing structure-function relationships in myoglobin (1995) |
Sean M. Decatur (born September 4, 1968) is an American chemist and college administrator who has served as the president of the American Museum of Natural History since April 2023. Decatur is the first African-American to serve as the museum's president. Prior to this, he was president of Kenyon College from 2013 to 2022.