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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Jeroslyn JoVonn <\/a><\/p>\n March 22, 2026<\/p>\n After nine months serving as the interim CEO, McCaw has been named the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s new president.<\/p>\n After serving as interim CEO during a period of transition, Tamara McCaw has been officially named<\/a> president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.<\/p>\n The announcement came on March 20, nine months after McCaw assumed the interim CEO role<\/a> in June 2025, according to Broadway World. As president, she will collaborate with the Board of Trustees and senior leadership to shape the institution\u2019s strategic direction and lead it into its next chapter.<\/p>\n McCaw, 49, was unanimously selected<\/a> by the board of trustees from a pool of 60 candidates, according to Board Chair Diane L. Max. She becomes BAM\u2019s third president in the past decade, following Gina Duncan\u2019s departure in 2025 and Katy Clark\u2019s exit in 2021.<\/p>\n A collaborative leader with deep ties to BAM, McCaw previously led its government and community affairs efforts before joining The Shed as its inaugural Chief Civic Program Officer, where she helped launch Open Call. In 2023, she founded Public Assembly, a practice focused on advancing work at the intersection of culture and social impact.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are focused on stability,\u201d McCaw said of her new role as president. \u201cIf you look at who I am, I am definitely a lifer. It\u2019s my community-based roots. It takes time to do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n BAM, she said, \u201cmade me,\u201d adding, \u201cIt\u2019s where I found my friends and my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n McCaw takes the helm as BAM works to rebuild attendance, which declined before the pandemic and worsened during it amid growing competition from venues like The Shed and the Park Avenue Armory. In 2025, BAM reported a rebound, welcoming 700,000 visitors as attendance returned to pre-pandemic levels, with ticket revenue reaching $15.5 million, its second-highest in a decade.<\/p>\n \u201cThe struggles out there are real,\u201d McCaw said. \u201cBut we are resilient. We are structured to meet those challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n