In 2019, the attendance of CAL Academy reached a summit of 1.3 million visitors, according to a Annual leisure and parks of San Francisco. In 2023, he welcomed more than a million for the first time since the pandemic. Scott Sampson, the executive director, received a bonus of $ 145,000 for the year, according to IRS documents. However, in June 2024, attendance remained 8% lower than pre-countryic levels, according to Scientific magazine.
Gohary had been in Cal Academy for a little over a year. Before starting there in January 2024, he managed a team responsible for managing business financial management and strategies development at the MSCI financial company. Previously, he spent eight years with the International Finance Corporation, a private branch of the World Bank group, where he was regional responsible for equity and long-term investments for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
When the standard contacted the spokesperson for CAL Academy, Ronna Kelly, to comment on Friday, she said that she could not immediately provide information because it was also her last day at the museum. Later, she sent a statement, writing: “Just as each leader brings her own expertise and her unique perspective to their role, they also have their own individual reasons to leave the Academy, ranging from new, well -deserved retirement opportunities.”
Correction: a previous version of this story said that the 38 employees who left the museum last year were dismissed; In fact, they took voluntary packages.