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Jeanette Brizel Appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

(March 2021) Bridge Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeanette Brizel as Chief Human Resources Officer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Since it was founded, in 1870, The Met has collected, studied, conserved, and presented significant works of art across all times and cultures in order to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas. The Museum’s vision is to connect people with the artistic achievements of all civilizations and to be a place that is welcoming and accessible to people of all races, genders, gender identities, ethnicities, religions, ages/generations, socio- economic backgrounds, disabilities, sexual orientations.

Jeanette most recently served as Vice President, Human Resources at The College Board. For the past four years, she has focused her work there on improving HR operations, providing support for staff and managers, and recruiting and retaining diverse talent. Previously, she served as Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Willis Towers Watson, where she developed HR strategy and provided advice to clients on how best to retain and support talent. She also held a variety of HR roles at Pfizer.

Jeanette is an avid New Yorker, lover of The Met, and a passionate cyclist. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.

She joins The Met in March and will oversee the many important HR functions, including benefits, compensation, labor relations, and recruitment, and will support the Museum’s ongoing efforts to create and sustain an excellent workplace.