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Mystic Aquarium CEO and leadership

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Mystic Aquarium CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Stephen M. Coan is the Mystic Aquarium's CEO. Mystic Aquarium has 240 employees, of which 30 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Mystic Aquarium executive team is 37% female and 63% male.
  • 63% of the management team is White.
  • 18% of Mystic Aquarium management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Stephen M. Coan

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

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Mission-focused executive-level leadership at major New England cultural institution, including 14 years as CEO. Built and led STEM-learning educational foundation, in collaboration with National Geographic.

Strategist and brand builder with expertise in forming public-private partnerships, community relations, organizational development, fundraising, and financial management. Experience managing $25M budget and 900 FTE/volunteer staff.

Fundraiser with experience building national, state, and local support, engaging volunteers and stakeholders.

Business development expert. Skilled in strategy, program creation, partnership building, community/government relations, and talent development.

Successes

• Enhanced Mystic Aquarium brand to boost attendance to 800K in 5 years, raised $150M in funding, restructured long-term debt, expanded facilities and exhibits, and slashed deferred maintenance by 75%.

• Built JASON Learning through national museum partnerships, award-winning curriculum, and collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sun Microsystems, National Geographic, NOAA, NASA, and other federal agencies.

• Led creation and ongoing funding of New England Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Sanctuary, serving as initiative advisor to Obama and Trump administrations.

• Built renowned marine science research program and established partnership between Mystic Aquarium and University of Connecticut for funding, laboratories, and educational programming.

• Established socially critical, solidly funded after-school STEM program to help \'latchkey children\' in partnership with US DOE and state government leaders and school districts in RI, LA, TX, MI, and CT.

Brand Building | Organizational Development | Mission Expansion | Strategic Planning | Program Development | Strategic Partnerships & Alliances | Fundraising | Financial Management | Startups | Turnarounds | International Programs | Board Relations | Volunteer Management | Talent Development | Facilities Expansion | Public Policy

Michael P. Lech

Founder & CEO

Alex Marku

Owner

Antonio Roberto

Board Member

C. Rodney Daniels

Vice President

Cecilie H. Jedlicka

President

George H. Kirby III

Board Member

George M. Milne

(Chairman), Senior Partner Radius Ventures, LLC

John Holstein

Principal & CEO

Katie Cubina

Senior Vice President

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Mystic Aquarium founders

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Michael P. Lech

Founder & CEO

Mystic Aquarium board members

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Antonio Roberto

Board Member

George H. Kirby III

Board Member

Kevin R. Hennessy

Board Member

Mystic Aquarium leadership demographics

Mystic Aquarium gender distribution in management team

  • The Mystic Aquarium executive team is 37% female and 63% male.
  • Mystic Aquarium is 67% female and 33% male company-wide.
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Male
63%
Company-wide: 33%
Female
Female
37%
Company-wide: 67%

Mystic Aquarium executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Mystic Aquarium executive officers is White.
  • 63% of the management team is White.
  • 18% of Mystic Aquarium's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 68% of employees are White.
  • 15% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 8% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at Mystic Aquarium

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2024
Pros of working at Mystic Aquarium

Pros at the Aquarium: extremely helpful staff and leadership. I am a volunteer and find the employees accommodating and cheerful.

Cons of working at Mystic Aquarium

Cons at the Aquarium (from guest feedback and my observations): Some habitats are boring. Shark Lagoon animals often lying on the bottom, motionless. Amazon aquariums need information at the habitat or implement QR codes that take the guest to information resources. The outdoor rotunda needs to be painted.

Mystic Aquarium benefits

I am a volunteer and do not get benefits but I get a free meal ticket, which is more than enough!

What do you like best about Mystic Aquarium's CEO and the leadership team?

Personable, accessible.

How would you improve Mystic Aquarium's culture?

I find the culture to be fine. It is diverse and the employees seem motivated. I hear no complaints.

How did you prepare for the Mystic Aquarium interview?

Volunteer: no preparation

How does your compensation at Mystic Aquarium compare to the industry average?

N/A

What's the diversity at Mystic Aquarium like?

Fine. The staff is diverse.

What brings you the most joy at Mystic Aquarium?

Answering guests inquiries

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Updated November 18, 2022

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