Rod Bigelow serves as executive director and chief diversity and inclusion officer for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary. He has served as executive director since 2013, guiding all facets of the museum’s strategies, mission, vision and values, reflecting his more than 20 years of experience in management of arts and cultural institutions. Bigelow joined Crystal Bridges in 2010, serving as the deputy director of operations and administration, with a focus on organizational and policy development as well as construction activities leading up to the museum’s opening in November 2011. During Bigelow’s tenure, the institution has welcomed more than 12.2 million visitors.