Lynley Crosswell was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Museums Victoria in February 2017. Museums Victoria comprises the Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks, and Immigration Museum, as well as the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building and IMAX Theatre at Melbourne Museum, attracting more than 3 million visitors each year.  

Before joining Museums Victoria, Crosswell served as Chief Executive Officer of the International Division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and previously held senior leadership roles as Director of ABC Commercial and ABC New Media and Digital Services.  

Crosswell is an experienced non-executive board director and a keynote speaker on the evolving landscape of media, arts, and science, particularly in disruptive technologies, the cultural sector, and digital business. She has served as a non-executive director of Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra. She is also the previous Chair of the Council of Australasian Museum Directors and continues to sit on the Executive Committee. Crosswell is also a board member of the Sovereign Hill Museums Association and a member of the World Heritage Steering Committee for the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens.