Chevy Humphrey

Chevy Humphrey has been President and CEO of Arizona Science Center since 2005 and is the first African-American to lead a Science Center in the United States. Acting as a turnaround executive, she optimized holistic, integrated change across all areas of operations that led her teams to deliver phenomenal profits, sustainable business growth and innovative, high-impact programs and services to the community.  She accelerated strategic growth, both financially and through high-impact science programming, of the now-200,000 square-foot facility. During her tenure, Humphrey has also grown the Center’s assets from $3M to more than $36M. Under her leadership, the Center has acquired two non-profits to maximize programming for the community. 

Before coming to Arizona Science Center, Humphrey held leadership positions at The Houston Symphony, University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston, and The Phoenix Symphony. Humphrey has attended advanced management courses at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Yale University School of Management. Humphrey also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science and Technology from the University of Advancing Technology.  She is pursuing her Doctorate of Business Administration at Grand Canyon University with an expected graduation date of December 2019. She has an MBA from Northeastern University, with specializations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship/Innovation.

In 2012, Humphrey was voted by peers as Chair of the Board of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), the first African-American to hold the post. Humphrey also serves as a board member and incoming Vice Chair of the American Alliance of Museums. In 2017, Humphrey received the Association of Science-Technology’s Chair’s Award for Service, the first time the award was given. She serves as board member for the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute. She is Treasurer for the University Public Schools, Inc. at Arizona State University and for the Downtown Phoenix Partnership.