Sean M. Decatur

Sean M. Decatur
Born (1968-09-04) September 4, 1968
Alma materSwarthmore College (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)
Known forPresident of American Museum of Natural History
SpouseRenee Romano
Children2
AwardsFellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysical chemistry
InstitutionsKenyon College
ThesisNovel strategies for probing structure-function relationships in myoglobin (1995)

Sean M. Decatur (born September 4, 1968) is an American chemist and college administrator who has served as the president of the American Museum of Natural History since December 2022. Decatur is the first African-American to serve as the museum's president. Prior to this, he was president of Kenyon College from 2013 to 2022.