David Botkins

David Botkins is a former chairman of the Science Museum of Virginia and current trustee of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. He has more than 25 years of museum and historic preservation governance experience and is founder and CEO of Botkins Strategies, LLC.

People walk on the National Mall near the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.

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I’ve spent 25 years at historic museums. Smithsonian should tell of America’s greatness

The Smithsonian Institution faces a pivotal debate over how to balance America's achievements and shortcomings ahead of the 250th anniversary.