Bonnie Burnham joined the World Monuments Fund as Executive Director in 1985 and was named President in 1996. Previously, she was Executive Director of the International Foundation for Art Research. She has been honored as a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government, is a Distinguished Alumna of the College of Fine Arts of the University of Florida, and is the first recipient of its Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished Achievement Award in Historic Preservation. Additionally, Ms. Burnham received the 2013 Founders Award for Civic Leadership from Partners for Livable Communities.