ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Botanical Garden announced on Monday their first female president in the garden’s history.
International botanist and conservationist, Dr. Lúcia G. Lohmann, was announced as the garden’s eighth president and will take on her new role Jan. 2, 2025.
Garden President Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson has served as the garden’s president and director since 2019.
Lohmann currently serves as director at the Jepson Herbaria and professor in integrative biology at the University of California-Berkely.
