Bonnie Brennan

Bonnie Brennan (born c. 1973) is an American auction-house executive. She has been the CEO of Christie's since February 1, 2025. Prior to that, she had a 13-year career at Christie's, including four years as head of Christie's Americas. Before joining Christie's she had a 15-year career at Sotheby's.

Early life and education

Brennan is a native of Michigan, and grew up in a suburb outside of Detroit.

She graduated from Northwestern University, receiving a BA in 1995.

Career Brennan's very early career was in the advertising business.

Brennan moved to Christie's in 2012. By 2020 she was chairman of business development of Christie's Americas; in this position she helped secure and manage major estate sales such as the 2018 Barney A. Ebsworth auction, as well as the collections of Jayne Wrightsman and the non-profit Cleveland Clinic. and during her tenure the region grew to account for 48 percent of Christie's sales. She played a key role in securing Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's $1.6 billion art collection for Christie's auction, She also championed increasing Christie's digital strategy and diversifying the auction house's offerings to engage younger and more diverse buyers.

On February 1, 2025, Brennan was appointed chief executive of Christie's, succeeding Guillaume Cerutti.