Richard Gessert

Richard Gessert is an administrative assistant in Academic Operations at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Initially, he joined the museum in 2019 as interim assistant to the chair and research assistant in the Department of Architecture and Design. In 2021 he served as interim administrative coordinator for Architecture and Design as well as Modern and Contemporary Art. Richard is an alum of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he studied art history. Before coming to the Art Institute, he worked at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute and the Chicago Botanic Garden.