PRINCETON, NJ.- The Princeton University Art Museum announced that Stephen J. Kim will join the Museum staff as associate director for information and technology beginning Sept. 4, 2018. Kim will join the Museum’s senior management team and will be responsible for setting the direction for a sustainable integrated technological program and information management strategy.

As associate director for information and technology, Kim will lead the team that supports public-facing digital initiatives, collections management, digital asset creation and management, information architecture and systems integration, application development and all matters relating to the Museum’s online presence. To promote use of the Museum’s collections and exhibitions in teaching and research, he will direct initiatives focused on providing complete digital access to students, faculty, scholars and global users.

“Stephen’s background in the technology sector, including his deep experience with innovation and shaping teams, makes him an ideal fit at this time in the Museum’s evolution,” said James Steward, Nancy A. Nasher–David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, director of the Art Museum.

An innovative manager known for his experience at the intersection of digital technology and visual communications for world-class organizations such as Microsoft and Verizon, Kim will facilitate the use of new technologies in representing, and shaping the user’s experience of, the Museum’s renowned encyclopedic collections.

“It is a privilege to join the Museum team at a time of great technological opportunity for engaging our diverse audiences in innovative ways,” Kim said.

Kim received his M.A. in communications from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1995, as well as an A.B. in political science from Brown University in 1990. He served as editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review in 1994-95.