Arthur Affleck III M.Ed., JD

Arthur G. Affleck, III, serves as Executive Director of the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM). In this role, he is the chief executive responsible for the strategy, development, and program execution for the organization. Serving museum members in the United States and countries across the globe, the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) is an international nonprofit professional service organization representing and advocating for the children’s museum field. As one of the fastest growing cultural industries in the world, children’s museums have expanded exponentially in the past two decades. Currently, ACM serves over 400 total museums, businesses, educational organizations,and individuals in 50 states and 19 countries. With training in law and education, over the years, Mr. Affleck has built a record of achievement in education administration, institutional advancement and nonprofit governance,all while centering diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion. Prior to the ACM appointment, he served as VP for Development and then EVP at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In addition to working to advance DEAI in the museum field, building a culture of philanthropy, Mr. Affleck was engaged with efforts to expand museums’ growing role in the P-12 education ecosystem. He is also an author and serves on several nonprofit boards.He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Tuskegee University, a Master’s degree in administration & supervision of higher education from Auburn University, a Juris Doctor degree from the American University-Washington College of Law, and a certificate from the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.A member of the Alfred Street Baptist church, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, he is an avid reader, cyclist and golfer