Gregory Long
Gregory Long | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | President Emeritus of The New York Botanical Garden |
Gregory Long is President Emeritus of The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York.
Early years and education[]
Gregory Long was born in 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from New York University in 1969 with a degree in art history with academic interests in the Italian Renaissance, particularly early Renaissance painting and architecture.
Career[]
He began his career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969, where he worked as Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Corporation and President of the Board. He then held positions at the Brooklyn Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the New York Zoological Society (now the Wildlife Conservation Society ). Throughout the 1980s, he served as Vice President for Public Affairs at The New York Public Library. In 1989 he was elected the eighth President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Botanical Garden, a position he served in until 2018.[1][2]
Publications[]
Long is the author of Historic Houses of the Hudson River Valley, published in 2004 by Rizzoli in association with the Preservation League of New York State. He is the editor of The New York Botanical Garden (2016), an illustrated and updated volume documenting the institution’s history and collections.
- Historic Houses of the Hudson River Valley (2004)
- The New York Botanical Garden (2016, erditor)
- Executive Editor: NYBG Strategic Plans 1993–1999, 2001–2007, 2009–2015, and 2016–2021
- Site Lines: The New York Botanical Garden
- Gardens of the Hudson Valley, Foreword
- Paradise and Plenty, Foreword[3]
References[]
- ^ Kahn, Eve M. (20 April 2017). "A Farewell to Flowers: Botanical Garden's Leader Steps Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (1989-02-28). "New Head Of Garden Is Elected". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ "Books, Articles & Publications - Gregory Long, President Emeritus". Gregory Long (in American English). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
External links[]
- “New York Botanical Garden Gets $28M Windfall” Crain’s New York Business
- “Donor of the Day: New York Botanical Garden Gives $28 Million to Celebrate CEO’s Anniversary” The Wall Street Journal
- “The Floral Kingdom in the Bronx” The New York Review of Books
- “A Farewell to Flowers: Botanical Garden’s Leader Steps Down” New York Times
- “The New York Botanical Garden and a Long day’s journey” Financial Times
- Living people
- Wildlife Conservation Society people
- 1946 births
- New York Botanical Garden