Dennis Kois

Executive Director, Yerkes Observatory

Dennis is responsible for the leadership and fundraising for Yerkes Future Foundation and the restoration of Yerkes Observatory. He previously led science museums, contemporary art centers, and sculpture parks around the United States. He started his career leading exhibit design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian. Dennis is a graduate of UW-Milwaukee and New York University. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife Kelly and a mixed family of five kids, ages 5 to 16.