Maggie Scott

About Maggie Scott

Maggie is the Senior Director of Government & Legal Affairs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston overseeing the Museum\'s full scope of legal work. She is a passionate attorney and accomplished project manager who believes that the health of an organization is inextricable from the health of the people inside it. She is the Co-Chair of the LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group and a vocal advocate for DEIA initiatives inside and out of the organization. Previously she held roles working for the Ann and Graham Gund Director as Director of Special Projects and was the primary lead for the Museum’s safety response to the Covid-19 pandemic. She has a BA in Art History from Boston University and a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk Law School with a concentration in International Law. She lives in Dorchester with her wife, daughter and pit bull.

Experience

1. Deputy Director and Head of Operations

   Mit Museum

   Jun 2025 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US

   The Deputy Director serves as the second-in-command in leading the daily operations of the Museum as well as its ancillary facilities. With the support of the Finance Officer, Director of Technology and Director of Visitor Operations the Deputy Director is responsible for managing and enhancing all aspects of the MIT Museum’s daily operations, ensuring high-quality visitor services, technology systems and store customer service and well-running operational procedures throughout the Museum.

Education

• Boston University

  Bachelor's of Liberal Arts

  2003 — 2007

• Suffolk University Law School

  Juris Doctorate

  2008 — 2011