The New York Times reported on Tuesday, November 10, that the Metropolitan Museum of Art elected Candace K. Beinecke as co-chair of its board of trustees, making her the museum’s first female chair. Ms. Beinecke, the senior partner and former chair of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, will jointly lead the board with Hamilton (Tony) E. James starting January 12, 2021. Ms. Beinecke, who was the first woman to lead a major New York law firm when she became Hughes Hubbard’s chair in 1999, has served as a trustee of the Met since 2010. She has served as chair of the museum’s legal committee since 2011, and was co-chair of the search committee that recommended the Met’s current director, Max Hollein.